Now, the focus of this whole conference today
今天這個會議的討論焦點
what I want to highlight
也是我報告的主題
is part of this perfect storm
就是關注青春期發展風暴中的一個層面
focus on sleep and sleep arousal regulation
關注睡眠和蘇醒的調節機制
I think it's important to step back again
我認為我們有必要退一步
and broadly and think
從宏觀方面去思考
why is sleep so important in the development
為什么睡眠在這些調節機制的發展過程中
in these regulatory systems
發揮了如此重要的作用
This is a fascinating and exciting story
這是一個引人注目同時又激動人心的問題
There's growing evidence for
有越來越多的證據證明
the role of sleep and learning, memory
睡眠對學習能力 記憶力
brain development
以及大腦發育產生的影響
It's intertwined with several aspects
睡眠還和生理及心理健康
of physical and emotional health
以及代謝平衡和肥胖問題
as well as metabolic balance and obesity we are talking about
有著密切的聯系
It has critical implications for interventional policy in youth
對于青少年的干預性措施有著重要的意義
It's been rapidly progressing in several areas
和睡眠相關的很多領域的研究
relevant to understanding the role of sleep
都有相當快的發展
neuroscience of sleep-wake systems
關于睡眠-蘇醒機制的神經科學
the neuroscience of circadian systems
生理系統的神經科學
the neuroscience of learning and memory
學習和記憶的神經科學
developmental neuroscience broadly
廣義上的發展神經科學
especially cognitive, affective and social neuroscience
特別是認知 情感和社會神經科學
and the developmental psychology
發展心理學
understanding the role of family, social and cultural influences
理解家庭 社會和文化影響
What we need more of is integration across these levels
我們所需要的是這些研究領域的融合
Increasingly there are groups going after one slice of this
很多研究小組越來越多的關注其中一個領域
that tend to often ignore other aspects
而忽視了和這個復雜問題相關的
of these complex issues
其他領域的問題
especially social and cultural interaction with these influences
特別是社會和文化因素和這些影響之間的關系
Again, it's a fascinating story
我再次強調 這是一個引人注目的問題
I don't want to go...
我不打算...
even though I'm very very interested in how very early period
盡管我對人類早期的行為研究很感興趣
as Susan was saying
正如蘇珊所提到的那樣
maybe infant sleep and toddler sleep
可能嬰兒和幼年時期的睡眠
can really set the stage for this trajectories in powerful ways
很大程度上影響了人們后來的睡眠
I think that's important that
但我認為更重要的是
it is important to take the perspective
從另一個角度去看問題
of how important the sleep is in the developing brain
即睡眠對大腦發育到底起到了哪些重要作用
The average 2-year old child
2歲的孩子在兩年中
has spent about 9,500 hours sleeping
平均睡覺時間為9500個小時
or about 13 months
也就是13個月
about 8,000 hours in waking activities combined
而醒著的活動時間為8000個小時
Between 2 and 5
從2歲到5歲
if you count naps
如果你把小睡也算上
about equal amounts of time spent sleeping and waking
睡眠和醒著的時間各占一半