New research from UC-Berkeley shows that taking a nap can boost brain power and improve the ability to learn new facts by up to 40%. The study found that sleeping twice in a 24 hour period helps to refresh the mind. According to the lead researcher, napping not only remedies the negative effects of prolonged wakefulness, but can enhance cognitive performance beyond pre-nap levels. These findings were presented at the AAAS annual meeting in San Diego.

1. Fact
Get smarter by sleeping:
If you see a student dozing in the library,don’t snigger. New research from the university
of California, Berkeley(UC-B), shows an hour’s nap can boost and restore brain power.
The finding suggests that sleeping twice in 24 hours period refresh the mind and makes
you smarter. The study says that staying awake overnight decreases the ability to cram in
new facts by nearly 40%.
“sleep not only rights the wrong of prolonged wakefulness but, at a neurocognitive level,
it moves you beyond where you took a nap”, said Mathew walker, assistant professor of
psychology at UC-B and lead study investigator.
These finding were presented at the annual meting of American association of the
advancement of science(AAAS) in San Diego California.
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