The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood

Sleep disturbances are posited to play a key role in the development of poor mental and physical health outcomes related to early life adversity (ELA), in part through effects on brain development. Language development is critically important for health and developmental outcomes across the lifespan...

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Main Authors: Hatty Lara, Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, Cori Manning, Matthew J. Reid, Stephanie H. Parade, Gina M. Mason, Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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author Hatty Lara
Melissa Nevarez-Brewster
Cori Manning
Matthew J. Reid
Stephanie H. Parade
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Gina M. Mason
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description Sleep disturbances are posited to play a key role in the development of poor mental and physical health outcomes related to early life adversity (ELA), in part through effects on brain development. Language development is critically important for health and developmental outcomes across the lifespan, including academic achievement and emotion regulation. Yet, very little research has focused on the dynamic contributions of ELA, sleep, and brain development on language outcomes. In this mini review, we summarize the current pediatric literature independently connecting ELA and sleep to language development, as well as the effects of ELA and sleep on language-relevant aspects of brain structure and function. We then propose a framework suggesting that sleep disturbances and subsequent effects on brain structure and function may act as key mechanisms linking ELA and language development. Future research investigating the associations among ELA, sleep, brain, and language development will refine our proposed framework and identify whether sleep should be included as an intervention target to mitigate the effects of early life adversity on language development.
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spelling doaj-art-65f692511be1422f8abb06b527e2a7922024-12-04T04:32:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sleep2813-28902024-12-01310.3389/frsle.2024.14053981405398The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhoodHatty Lara0Melissa Nevarez-Brewster1Cori Manning2Matthew J. Reid3Stephanie H. Parade4Stephanie H. Parade5Gina M. Mason6Gina M. Mason7Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar8Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar9Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar10Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, United StatesDepartment of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesBradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesSleep for Science Research Lab, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesBradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, United StatesSleep for Science Research Lab, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, United StatesSleep disturbances are posited to play a key role in the development of poor mental and physical health outcomes related to early life adversity (ELA), in part through effects on brain development. Language development is critically important for health and developmental outcomes across the lifespan, including academic achievement and emotion regulation. Yet, very little research has focused on the dynamic contributions of ELA, sleep, and brain development on language outcomes. In this mini review, we summarize the current pediatric literature independently connecting ELA and sleep to language development, as well as the effects of ELA and sleep on language-relevant aspects of brain structure and function. We then propose a framework suggesting that sleep disturbances and subsequent effects on brain structure and function may act as key mechanisms linking ELA and language development. Future research investigating the associations among ELA, sleep, brain, and language development will refine our proposed framework and identify whether sleep should be included as an intervention target to mitigate the effects of early life adversity on language development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1405398/fullearly life adversity (ELA)sleep disturbances (SD)childhoodbrain developmentlanguage development
spellingShingle Hatty Lara
Melissa Nevarez-Brewster
Cori Manning
Matthew J. Reid
Stephanie H. Parade
Stephanie H. Parade
Gina M. Mason
Gina M. Mason
Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar
Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar
Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar
The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
Frontiers in Sleep
early life adversity (ELA)
sleep disturbances (SD)
childhood
brain development
language development
title The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
title_full The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
title_fullStr The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
title_full_unstemmed The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
title_short The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
title_sort role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood
topic early life adversity (ELA)
sleep disturbances (SD)
childhood
brain development
language development
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1405398/full
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