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Sleep during development: Sex and gender differences

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SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS
Volume 51, Issue -, Pages -

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W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101276

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Sleep; Sex-specific; Gender; Maturation; Infant; Children; Adolescents

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Sleep occupies a substantial proportion of life. Sleep modifications parallel brain development during childhood. Sex and gender differences have been reported in brain development and many clinical and psychosocial conditions. This narrative review provides insight into the differences between girls and boys in terms of brain maturation and plasticity related to sleep and sleep characteristics (physiology, sleep duration) during development. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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