Sleep reactivation of positive self-evaluation reveals neural-evaluative alignment that varies with depressive symptoms
Ziqing Yao, Danni Chen, Jing Liu, Jinwen Wei, Tao Xia, Xibo Zuo, Xie Chen, Rachel Ngan Yin Chan, Shirley Xin Li, Pengmin Qin, Tifei Yuan, Zhe Zhang, Tatia M.C. Lee, Yina Ma, Xiaoqing Hu
The paper shows that reactivating positive traits during sleep enhances self-evaluation, but this effect is reduced with higher depressive symptoms.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience