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Afternoon naps improve brain function

Afternoon naps improve brain function

another important thing in life that I learned in kindergarten

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Jun 16, 2022
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Afternoon naps improve brain function
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In 2020, Singaporean researchers reported that afternoon naps benefit brain function. The scientists recruited forty volunteers for a word matching memory puzzle and functional MRI. Half of the healthy young adults had the opportunity to take a ninety minute nap, which paid dividends for their brain function.

They had better memory performance and impro…

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