Ruth M. Benca

Wake Forest University — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

58h-index13.8kcitations286works1.32yr avg
OpenAlex↗ORCID↗Google Scholar↗Lab page↗

Accepting Students?

No reports yet. Know if this professor is taking students?

Research Topics

Sleep and Wakefulness Research(150), Sleep and related disorders(140), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(57), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research(46), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep(27)

Publications286 total

Effects of Lemborexant and Zolpidem on Sleep Electroencephalography in Older Adults with Insomnia: A Randomized Trial
SLEEP Advances·2026Open Access
Pharmacologic treatment data from chronic insomnia studies and the application to individuals with acute insomnia, a narrative review
Sleep Medicine Reviews·2026Open Access
Sex and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype Interact to impact relationships among sleep, Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, and memory in older adults
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
International recommendations for sleep and circadian research in aging and Alzheimer's disease: A Delphi consensus study
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Idiopathic Hypersomnia
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry·2025
Individual differences in medial temporal lobe functional network architecture predict the capacity for sleep-related consolidation of emotional memories in older adults
SLEEP·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Association of Hypoxemia Due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea With White Matter Hyperintensities and Temporal Lobe Changes in Older Adults
Neurology·2025· 8 cited
0317 Measurement Consistency of Habitual Sleep Patterns of Children and Adolescents in the MoTrPAC Study
SLEEP·2025Open Access
1050 Validating MoTrPAC Sleep High Density EEG Data Collection in Children and Adolescents
SLEEP·2025Open Access
0327 Seasonal and Contextual Effects on Habitual Sleep Patterns in MoTrPAC’s Children and Adolescents
SLEEP·2025Open Access
International recommendations for sleep and circadian research in aging and Alzheimer’s disease: a Delphi consensus study
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Insomnia Disorder
2025
Reply to Moline et al. Comment on “Alliance for Sleep Clinical Practice Guideline on Switching or Deprescribing Hypnotic Medications for Insomnia. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2493”
Journal of Clinical Medicine·2025Open Access
Engagement in moderate-intensity physical activity supports overnight memory retention in older adults
Scientific Reports·2024Open Access
Sex Modulates the Influence of APOE Genotype on Sleep and Sleep‐Dependent Memory Consolidation in Older Adults
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2024Open Access
Local disruptions in non‐rapid eye movement sleep expression are associated with cerebrovascular pathology and worse memory performance in older adults
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2024Open Access
Body mass index moderates the relationship between the apnea‐hypopnea index and CSF biomarker of activated microglia
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2024Open Access
Local disruptions in non‐rapid eye movement sleep expression are associated with cerebrovascular pathology and worse memory performance in older adults
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
<scp>REM</scp> sleep and mental disorders on the 70th anniversary of the discovery of <scp>REM</scp> sleep
Journal of Sleep Research·2024· 6 cited
Engagement in moderate-intensity physical activity supports overnight emotional memory retention in older adults
2024Open Access
page 1 of 15Next →

Frequent Co-authors

Richard J. Davidson(10), Giulio Tononi(8), Christine L. Larson(7), Heather C. Abercrombie(6), Stacey M. Schaefer(6), Brady A. Riedner(6), Andrew D. Krystal(5), Fabio Ferrarelli(5), Diego A. Pizzagalli(4), Terrence R. Oakes(4), William H. Obermeyer(4), Michael J. Peterson(4), Meredith E. Rumble(4), David Michelson(3), Ellen Snyder(3), Duane Snavely(3), Jill Hutzelmann(3), James K. Walsh(3), Christopher Lines(3), Thomas Roth(3)