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Power Naps Improve Brain Power

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Students hoping to ace an upcoming exam might want to consider a mid-afternoon power nap as part of their preparation to improve brain power according to findings presented at a symposium and press briefing as part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, AAAS 2010.
A long afternoon nap has the ability [...]

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Memory Improved During Optimum Sleep

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A while back there was some research suggesting that scents smelled while sleeping could help with learning by boosting the brain’s ability to hold onto new memories.
Now new research out of Northwestern University has found that sound may work in much the same way on the sleeping brain, adding to a growing body of evidence [...]

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Stop And Savor Those Happy Moments for Emotional Strength

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Want to be happy, satisfied with life and have emotional strength?
According to some new research that appears in the June 2009 issue of the journal Emotion, the way to do this is to focus every day on in-the-moment bits of happiness.
By taking time to stop and truly appreciate the good things that happen to you [...]

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Why Sleep Is Good Advice For Your Problem Solving Process

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Want to boost your creative prowess? Research has found that an hour-long nap may be just the thing to help enhance your creative problem solving process – especially if that rest period includes a period of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep when most dreams happen.
This work on sleeping and creativity has just been published in [...]

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Sleeping Holds the Key to Improving Your Memory

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

College students are well known for putting in all night study sessions to cram for that big exam, but according to a recent study (and good common sense), students getting more sleep the night before the test is a better way for improving your memory.
Participants in the study, appearing in the November [...]

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