Naps Nurture Growing Brains 39
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sciencehabit writes "Few features of child-rearing occupy as much parental brain space as sleep, and with it the timeless question: Is my child getting enough? Despite the craving among many parents for more sleep in their offspring (and, by extension, themselves), the purpose that sleep serves in young kids remains something of a mystery—especially when it comes to daytime naps. Do they help children retain information, as overnight sleep has been found to do in adults? A new study provides the first evidence that daytime sleep is in fact critical for effective learning in young children."
Napping Will Rot Your Brain (Score:4, Interesting)
While naps may help mental development in children, taking those afternoon naps in your cubicle will cause Dementia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9403227/Daytime-naps-linked-to-dementia-warn-neurologists.html
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