Memory game
July 2, 2010
Have an upcoming games night and looking to crush your opponents? Make sure you get your zzz’s.
A Washington University study that focused on 24 students found that the students who slept in between studying and taking a computer word game test performed very strongly on the test. The researchers speculate that during slow-wave sleep, the hippocampus takes recently learned memories and moves them over to the long-term storage area of the brain.
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miriam | July 2, 2010 at 12:01 PM
I sleep so much lately that I’d be unbeatable at game night! Hmmm…I may just have to plan something so that I can crush my opponents (if I can stay up late enough that is).
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healthandswellness | July 2, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Even on a bad day, your pop culture knowledge is unrivaled!
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