Saturday, January 26, 2013

6 minutes sleep is insufficient to improve memory

Even a short sleep improves memory, according to German scientists from the University of Dusseldorf. Scientists conducted an experiment in which several public. It was found that even 6 minutes of sleep enough memory in order to work better. The study was published in the magazine New Scientist. Many studies have been conducted by various scientists about the relationship between sleep and memory. But a group of scientists at the University of Dusseldorf is only interested in the effects of short sleep on memory. The researchers used a group of students who had a certain number of words by heart, and an hour to tell you what they think. Significantly better results were the students who slept for 6 minutes per hour than those who stayed awake the whole time. But according to Professor Zhdima Horn of the University of Loughborough, for the brain processes memories requires a deep stage of sleep, which is not absent in less than 20 minutes. after the man fell asleep. He believes that there is still little evidence that the memory for 6 minutes of sleep can process information better.

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