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Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk

  • Written by Emily C. Merz, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University
Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at riskPoor sleep can have adverse effects on brain development.Alex Potemkin/E+ via Getty Images

Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research found. And children in families with low economic...

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