February 22, 2010
NOT THAT THERE ARE ANY BAD REASONS TO NAP:
Scientists found that a Spanish-style siesta after lunch does more than just refresh the body and mind, it also makes it easier for the brain to store and retrieve items of short-term information needed for working or studying.
The findings lend weight to the idea that sleep not only restores a person's sense of well-being, but is essential if the brain is to take on additional information as part of the memory-forming process of learning.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 22, 2010 6:39 AM