The role of sleep deprivation in the expression and reduction of fear KU Leuven
Prospective evidence suggests that sleep disturbances lead to the development of anxiety-related disorders. Since such prospective evidence does not allow any conclusions concerning causality, experimental research is needed. The present dissertation was aimed at experimentally probing the role of sleep deprivation in the expression and reduction of fear in healthy participants. In Chapter 1, we investigated the effects of sleep deprivation ...