Hello. Today we are going to talk about sleep and how that links to our mood. Ever wonder if sleeping too much lead to worser moods? For depressed individuals, should I sleep my problems away and make myself feel better? Stick around in this episode, as I explain all that with a research study on mood and sleep.

Research study link:

Chai, Y., Gehrman, P., Yu, M., Mao, T., Deng, Y., Rao, J., Shi, H., Quan, P., Xu, J., Zhang, X., Lei, H., Fang, Z., Xu, S., Boland, E., Goldschmied, J. R., Barilla, H., Goel, N., Basner, M., Thase, M. E., Sheline, Y. I., … Rao, H. (2023). Enhanced amygdala-cingulate connectivity associates with better mood in both healthy and depressive individuals after sleep deprivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(26), e2214505120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214505120

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