Sleep neural code perpetuates the evolving negativity bias under stress
Seung Min Um, Reiko Okubo-Suzuki, Masanori Nomoto, Mahmoud Kh. Hanafy, Emi Murayama, Kaori Yamada-Nomoto, Hirotaka Asai, Kiriko Choko, Akinobu Suzuki, Kaoru Inokuchi
The paper shows that sleep helps maintain negativity bias after stress by shaping neural representations during sleep.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience