“We are interested in understanding cognitive deficits associated with sleep deprivation. In this study, we wanted to know if a short nap during the deprivation period would mitigate these deficits,” says study author Kimberly Fenn, an associate professor of Michigan State University, and director of the Sleep and Learning Lab. “We found that short naps...
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Day-time naps help us acquire information not consciously perceived, study finds
‘I’ll sleep on it’ proves scientifically sound advice UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL The age-old adage “I’ll sleep on it” has proven to be scientifically sound advice, according to a new study which measured changes in people’s brain activity and responses before and after a nap. The findings, published in the Journal of Sleep Research, support the...