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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 28;31(8):643–652. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.03.009

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FIGURE 1.

Bidirectional relationships are thought to exist between disrupted slow wave sleep, cognitive dysfunction, and depression. Abnormalities in slow wave sleep, a crucial period for synaptic plasticity, is a potential mechanistic link underlying these relationships.