The long-term memory benefits of a daytime nap compared with cramming
| Autor: | Michael W. L. Chee, Kian F. Wong, Bindiya L Raghunath, James N. Cousins, Carol Look |
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| Přispěvatelé: | School of Social Sciences |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Gerontology Memory Long-Term Stress-related disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 13] memory Young Adult nap 03 medical and health sciences long-term memory 0302 clinical medicine Memory Psychology [Social sciences] Physiology (medical) Humans Wakefulness Young adult Cognitive Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience learning Recall Long-term memory Factual knowledge Nap 030228 respiratory system Mental Recall Female Neurology (clinical) Sleep Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Sleep, 42, 1 Sleep Sleep, 42 |
| ISSN: | 0161-8105 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 208845.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Study Objectives: Daytime naps benefit long-term memory relative to taking a break and remaining awake. However, the use of naps as a practical way to improve learning has not been examined, in particular, how memory following a nap compares with spending the equivalent amount of time cramming. Methods: Young adults learned detailed factual knowledge in sessions that flanked 1 hr spent napping (n = 27), taking a break (n = 27), or cramming that information (n = 30). Recall was examined 30 min and 1 week after learning. Results: When tested 30 min after learning, cramming and napping led to significantly better memory than taking a break. After a week, napping maintained this significant advantage, but cramming did not. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate the longer-term benefits of napping for retention of memoranda akin to what students encounter daily and encourage more widespread adoption of napping in education. |
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