In modern society, chronic insufficient sleep (defined as gaining less sleep than required) has become epidemic among adolescents worldwide and is as a serious health risk. Insufficient sleep is associated with higher risk of developing neuropsychiatric and behavioral disorders, such as anxiety and depression, that are the primary drivers of disability worldwide.

In this project, we test the idea that sleep is instrumental for the production of new myelin, an electrically insulating substance that surrounds nerve fibers in the central nervous system.