Connections between sleep and cognition in older adults.

By Kristine Yaffe, Cherie M. Falvey, T. Hoang. Lancet Neurology, 2014

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European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia (2017, positive): “Neurological disorders are frequently co-morbid with insomnia (Mayer et al., 2011), and insomnia may play a role in the development of cognitive impairment (Yaffe et al., 2014).”
Summary of the evidence on modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: A population‐based perspective (2015, positive): “Several cohort and observational studies link sleep disturbances (for example, insomnia and sleep apnea) to increased risk for cognitive decline [129–137].”
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission (2020, positive): “Mechanisms by which sleep might affect dementia remain unclear, but sleep disturbance has been linked with β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition, 131,132 reduced glymphatic clearance pathways activation, 133 low grade inflammation, increased Tau, hypoxia 132,134 and cardiovascular disease.”