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Tom Bresser

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Verified email at nin.knaw.nl
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Consistent altered internal capsule white matter microstructure in insomnia disorder

T Bresser, JC Foster-Dingley, R Wassing, J Leerssen… - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives Suggested neural correlates of insomnia disorder have been hard to replicate.
Even the most consistent finding, altered white matter microstructure in the anterior limb …

ENIGMA‐Sleep: Challenges, opportunities, and the road map

…, Z Arab, M Baillet, F Benedetti, T Bresser… - Journal of sleep …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroimaging and genetics studies have advanced our understanding of the neurobiology
of sleep and its disorders. However, individual studies usually have limitations to identifying …

Semaphorin4D induces inhibitory synapse formation by rapid stabilization of presynaptic boutons via MET coactivation

CP Frias, J Liang, T Bresser, L Scheefhals… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Changes in inhibitory connections are essential for experience-dependent circuit adaptations.
Defects in inhibitory synapses are linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, but the …

[HTML][HTML] Brain structural connectivity network alterations in insomnia disorder reveal a central role of the right angular gyrus

Y Wei, T Bresser, R Wassing, D Stoffers… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019 - Elsevier
Insomnia Disorder (ID) is a prevalent and persistent condition, yet its neural substrate is not
well understood. The cognitive, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of ID suggest that …

The role of brain white matter in depression resilience and response to sleep interventions

T Bresser, J Leerssen, S Hölsken, I Groote… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Insomnia poses a high risk for depression. Brain mechanisms of sleep and mood improvement
following cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia remain elusive. This longitudinal …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive, behavioral, and circadian rhythm interventions for insomnia alter emotional brain responses

J Leerssen, M Aghajani, T Bresser, L Rösler… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The highest risk of depression is conveyed by insomnia. This risk can be
mitigated by sleep interventions. Understanding brain mechanisms underlying increased …

[HTML][HTML] Internet-guided cognitive, behavioral and chronobiological interventions in depression-prone insomnia subtypes: Protocol of a randomized controlled …

…, T Maksimovic, R Wassing, SJ Houtman, T Bresser… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Major depressive disorder is among the most burdening and costly chronic
health hazards. Since its prognosis is poor and treatment effectiveness is moderate at best, …

Insomnia subtypes have differentiating deviations in brain structural connectivity

T Bresser, TF Blanken, S de Lange, J Leerssen… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Objective: Insomnia disorder is the most common sleep disorder. A better understanding of
insomnia-related deviations in the brain could inspire better treatment. Insufficiently …

Semaphorin4D induces inhibitory synapse formation by rapid stabilization of presynaptic boutons via MET co-activation

CP Frias, T Bresser, L Scheefhals, H Yin Hu… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT Changes in inhibitory connections are essential for experience-dependent circuit
adaptations. Defects in inhibitory synapses are linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: not one size fits all

D Kocevska, TF Blanken, EJW Van Someren, L Rösler - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic imposes a long period of stress on people worldwide
and has been shown to significantly affect sleep duration across different populations. …