Sleep and Brain Development. The Critical Role of Sleep in Fetal and Early Neonatal Brain Development

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-179

  Graven, Stanley N ^a,b   Browne, Joy V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Fetal development; Infant development; Non REM sleep; REM sleep; Sleep; Sleep cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049179591     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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