Could sleep engineering be used to combat PTSD and depression?
Abstract
Sleep engineering could be developed to provide a drug-free, non-invasive avenue to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Such an intervention would be greatly aided by the sophisticated detection of memory reactivations using machine learning classifiers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sleep and related disorders
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PLoS Biology
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e3003633–e3003633
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN