The cerebellum is an important region responsible for adolescent cognitive function and sleep, and their correlation is expected to show different patterns depending on age and gender. We examined the regional cerebellar gray matter volume (GMV), executive function (EF) and insomnia symptoms to identify their correlation and gender differences in adolescents. Data for a total of 55 subjects’ (M = 31, F = 24, 14.80 ± 1.39 years old) were analyzed. The correlations between cerebellar regional GMV and Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST) subcategories showed that EF was better with larger GMV both in males and females. Far more overall correlations with cerebellar regions were observed in boys, with corresponding correlation strength being higher, and differences in localization were also observed in contrast to girls. Larger cerebellar GMV corresponded to better EF in adolescents. Insomnia did not influence the correlations between cerebellar regional GMV and EF, but more severe insomnia in boys correlated to smaller GMV in the right flocculonodular lobe. These results might implicate that the adolescent cerebellum is involved differently in EF dependent on gender.

ObjectiveZZThis study examined the association between the sleep patterns and depression of middle school students in Seoul.MethodsZZ450 adolescents attending middle school (mean age 14.07 years, 40% male) responded to the survey. The participants answered the self-administered questionnaires about sleep patterns (Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire, MEQ), sleep problems (Insomnia Severity Index, ISI ; Epworth Sleepiness Scale, ESS), and depressive symptoms (Children's Depression Inventory, CDI).ResultsZZThe depressive group represented 25.9% of the total study sample with females exhibiting higher depressive index scores than males. Although the difference in the total sleeping time between the depressive group and control group was unspecified, the ISI and ESS scores were significantly higher in the depressive group than in the control group. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between the total ISI and CDI scores. Those who scored higher than 8 on the ISI were 2.24 times more likely to belong to the depressive group, and those who scored higher than 7 on the ESS were 2.23 times more likely to belong to the depressive group.ConclusionZZThe depressive group tended to suffer from insomnia and experience more severe daytime sleepiness than students in the control group. In addition, students suffering from more severe insomnia tended to have higher CDI scores than their counterparts. Furthermore, students suffering from insomnia and/or experiencing daytime sleepiness were at least twice as likely to develop depression than other students.J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc 2017;56(2):78-83 KEY WORDSZZ Depression · Sleep pattern · Adolescents · Middle school student.