Yao Deng

Two nights of recovery sleep restores hippocampal connectivity but not episodic memory after total sleep deprivation

Ya Chai, Zhuo Fang, Fan Yang et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 73 citations · Full text

Sleep Disorders, Neuropsychology, Brain Function +21

Human lifespan changes in the brain’s functional connectome

Lianglong Sun, Tengda Zhao, Xinyuan Liang et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2025 · 55 citations

Human Lifespan Changes, Brain Structure, Brain Development +8

Enhanced amygdala–cingulate connectivity associates with better mood in both healthy and depressive individuals after sleep deprivation

Ya Chai, Philip Gehrman, Meichen Yu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023 · 38 citations · Full text

Sleep Disorders, Affective Neuroscience, Sleep Loss +25

Functional connectome through the human life span

Lianglong Sun, Tengda Zhao, Xinyuan Liang et al. · 2023 · 37 citations · Full text

Lifespan Growth, Brain Development, Brain Mapping +17

Impaired Vigilant Attention Partly Accounts for Inhibition Control Deficits After Total Sleep Deprivation and Partial Sleep Restriction

Tianxin Mao, David F. Dinges, Yao Deng et al. · Nature and Science of Sleep · 2021 · 31 citations · Full text

Sleep Disorders, Inhibitory Process, Sleep Loss +21