Behavioural, Emotional and Cognitive Processes Linked to Healthy Sleep and Insomnia
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 122
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep health; insomnia; CBT-I; emotion regulation; depression
Interests: sleep health; insomnia; CBT-I; emotional processes; substance use; circadian rhythms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sleep is a fundamental physiological process shared by different organisms. Although it is regulated by complex biological mechanisms, it is also influenced by behaviours, emotional experiences and cognitions. These aspects can, conversely, be influenced by sleep. Insomnia disorder is a risk factor for mental and somatic disorders; however, the mechanism linking altered sleep to altered psychophysiological functioning is not yet clear. Moreover, the absence of a sleep–wake disorder is not necessarily indicative of healthy sleep, such as that defined by an appropriate sleep duration, efficiency, satisfaction, timing, and daytime alertness.
Recent advances on emotional functioning underlined a possible mediating role of emotion regulation in the link between insomnia and depression. In children and adolescents, harmful pre-sleep behaviours are imputed as a major risk factor for altered sleep. Cognitive activities are also strictly associated with sleep.
This Special Issue of Brain Sciences will present a collection of studies deepening the behavioural, emotional and cognitive factors contributing to the vulnerability and maintenance of insomnia disorder, as well as promoting or inhibiting sleep health across the lifespan. Articles on specific populations and on treatment approaches targeting behavioural, emotional and/or cognitive processes will be welcomed. Authors are invited to submit original research and reviews addressing the link between insomnia disorder or symptoms/sleep health (sleep quality, chronotype, sleep satisfaction, timing, duration, efficiency, and daytime sleepiness) and one or more of the following topics:
- Behavioural factors, such as bedtime routines, pre-sleep behaviours, the use of medications or substances;
- Emotional factors, such as affective states, emotion regulation, emotion reactivity/variability and mood;
- Cognitive factors, such as worry and rumination, attention, memory and problem solving.
We remain open to other suggestions and new advances related to the abovementioned topics.
Prof. Dr. Chiara Baglioni
Dr. Debora Meneo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sleep health
- insomnia
- emotional processes
- pre-sleep behaviours
- cognitive processes
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