Is your teen a night owl? Their sleep pattern could shape their brain and behaviour years later

  • Written by: Rebecca Cooper, PhD candidate in neuropsychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Is your teen a night owl? Their sleep pattern could shape their brain and behaviour years latermikoto.raw Photographer/Pexels

It’s 11 pm on a weeknight and your teenager still has their bedroom light on. You want them to get enough sleep for school the next day, but it’s a struggle.

Our new research shows what happens to the brains and behaviour of young teenagers, years after they’ve become “night owls”.

We found...

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