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?
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Very informative!