Restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep

Restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Oct 25, 2026: “Sleep’s link to thinking varied with discrimination in Black adults”.

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“At lower levels of discrimination, greater levels of restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep corresponded to higher global cognition scores”
Everyday discrimination alters cognitive benefits of restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep in Black adultsSleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society2026doi:10.1093/sleepadvances/zpag105
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  • Funders: Alzheimer's Association and 2 more
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What is Restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep linked with?

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Studies link Restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep with 1 measure, most often global cognition (1 study).

Global cognition

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  1. Restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep is associated with global cognition in humans.

    “At lower levels of discrimination, greater levels of restorative non-rapid eye movement sleep corresponded to higher global cognition scores”

    HumansBlack adults with lower levels of everyday discriminationn = 92

    Sleep’s link to thinking varied with discrimination in Black adults

    Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society

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Sleep’s link to thinking varied with discrimination in Black adults

An observational study of 92 Black adults monitored at home over three nights found that a restorative sleep measure related differently to thinking scores depending on…An observational study of 92 Black adults monitored at home over three nights found that a restorative sleep measure related differently to thinking scores depending on reported discrimination.

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