Friday, January 20, 2023

The Benefits of a Good Nights Sleep

 "It’s 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You’ve been studying for days, but you still don’t feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep"

 
  
"Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that’s crucial for how our memory works." TEDEd production. 
Lesson by Shai Marcu, animation by Javier Saldeña.
Recommended by UMHS Learning Services.
 

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Monday, February 01, 2010

Take a Break ~ Boost Your Memory!

According to new research conducted by The New York University & the University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair [published Jan 28, 2010 in the journal Neuron], "active rest" was found to actually strengthen memory. The finding suggests that having a rest period after learning new information may be valuable.
Dr. Paul Sanberg, Prof. of Neurosurgery added, "By keeping on doing many different tasks [after learning new information], you may interrupt the memory you want to strengthen,..."

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