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iled Under (Sleep) by aop1980 on 10-01-2008

Scientists in Israel have found that napping for 90 minutes helps the brain to process new information and retain recently learned things too.

The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, found participants allowed a 90-minute nap between learning the first task and the second task, did not show much improvement in the evening, but did show a marked performance improvement on the following morning.

Although the effects may not be immediate, the benefits of napping and sleep are becoming more clear every day. Sleep helps to improve your mood, increase work productivity, and keeps your kids from getting fat. Plus it feels good, who can argue with that?

[photo by: thepretenda] UPDATED [1/11]: Follow the discussion about this post on Lifehacker.

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    8 Comments posted on "Napping Helps Improve Memory"

    [...] This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    Naps Improve Memory and Learning [Mind Hacks] on January 11th, 2008 at 7:33 am #

    [...] This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    [...] This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    » Naps Improve Memory and Learning [Mind Hacks] on January 12th, 2008 at 7:42 am #

    [...] This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    [...] This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    [...] A new study shows that a midday nap can help you retain information, as well as learn new skills: The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, found participants allowed a 90-minute nap between learning the first task and the second task, did not show much improvement in the evening, but did show a marked performance improvement on the following morning. The researchers found sleep helped overcome interference—the brain processing new information that interferes with remembering old information learned earlier in the day. Another group of participants in the study taught the same skills, but without the nap showed no improvement in their ability to perform the task. This comes as no surprise, as we already know sleep helps you solve problems. Want to sleep better and smarter? Check out our top 10 sleep hacks. Daytime nap may help memory, learning [UPI via Be Lazier] [...]


    [...] your time wasting at work thirst for knowledge about the benefits of napping from Dr. Sara Mednick, a doctor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, [...]


    Greg on September 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pm #

    Very informative!


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