Study: Afternoon nap may boost your working memory
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 01-02-2021
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And there were significant differences in locational awareness, verbal fluency, and memory. This is an observational study, and so can't establish the cause. And there was no information on the duration or timing of the naps taken, which may be important, the researchers said. But there are some possible explanations for the observations found, say the researchers. One theory is that inflammation is a mediator between mid-day naps and poor health outcomes; inflammatory chemicals have an important role in sleep disorders, note the researchers. Sleep regulates the body's immune response and napping is thought to be an evolved response to inflammation; people with higher levels of inflammation also nap more often, explain the researchers.
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