We know that sleep is good for learning. But what about NAPS?
Over at BrainBlogger, Viatcheslav Wlassoff summarizes research suggesting that naps yield clear benefits for cognition, attention, and emotion.
Although I find research into the power of naps generally persuasive, I do worry about an important gap. Do naps interfere with sound night-time sleep?
That is: Wlassoff summarizes research showing than naps help sleep-deprived people. Do they help non-sleep-deprived people? And, do they make it harder to get a full night’s sleep?
If yes, then the short-term power of naps might create longer-term problems.
If you know of research that answers this question, I hope you’ll let me know.
