Power Naps Can Improve Cognitive Performance, Researchers Say

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  • AIIMS study has found that taking power naps can improve one’s cognitive performance.
  • Short naps for 10-12 minutes during the daytime can provide numerous health benefits.

According to a pilot study conducted by the Patna branch All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), taking power naps can improve one’s cognitive performance. It enhances a person’s calculative ability and execution of skillful tasks, such as driving.

After examining 68 healthy male and female volunteers (18-24 years), the study showed that those volunteers who took a short nap during the daytime performed significantly better in problem-solving and task completion, as compared to those who didn’t take a power nap.

The participants were assigned into two groups and given 10 to 12 minutes to solve every level of a standard set of Sudoku. When any participants of one group got tired, they were asked to take a short nap, while another group was not at all allowed to take any nap during the entire time, as mentioned in The Logical Indian.

The findings suggested that 6 out of 37 participants in the group who didn’t take a short nap could complete the Sudoku, while 31 participants couldn’t. Similarly, 16 out of 37 participants could complete Sudoku, while 15 couldn’t in the group who were allowed to take a nap.

“Both slow-wave sleep, also referred to as deep sleep, as well as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a stage when a person dreams in sleep, during the day time nap has shown significant impact upon the uncompleted numerical logical tasks, suggesting the nap being a useful behavior for cognitive enhancement,” said Dr. Kamlesh Jha, co-author and additional professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS-Patna.

Experts at the Mayo Clinic organization recommend people to take short naps for only 10-12 minutes throughout the daytime. They say that longer naps often make a person feel groggy afterward. Taking short naps improves memory and even strengthens logical reasoning ability.

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