REM Sleep Misfires: Intruding Delta Waves Forecast Tau, Amyloid, and Forgetting in Aging
Tenzin Desel, Matthew P. Walker, Chelsea Brown, Cindy Chen, Trevor A Chadwick, William J. Jagust, Omer Sharon
This study shows that aging and Alzheimer's disease are linked to changes in REM sleep delta waves, which are associated with memory decline and amyloid-beta and tau accumulation.
Nature Communications · Oct 30, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience