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Review
. 2020 Jun:51:101276.
doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101276. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Sleep during development: Sex and gender differences

Patricia Franco  1 , Benjamin Putois  2 , Aurore Guyon  2 , Aude Raoux  2 , Maria Papadopoulou  3 , Anne Guignard-Perret  2 , Flora Bat-Pitault  4 , Sarah Hartley  5 , Sabine Plancoulaine  6
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Sleep during development: Sex and gender differences

Patricia Franco et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Sleep occupies a substantial proportion of life. Sleep modifications parallel brain development during childhood. Sex and gender differences have been reported in brain development and many clinical and psychosocial conditions. This narrative review provides insight into the differences between girls and boys in terms of brain maturation and plasticity related to sleep and sleep characteristics (physiology, sleep duration) during development.

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Gender; Infant; Maturation; Sex-specific; Sleep.

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Conflicts of interest The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose in relation to this article.