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September 25, 2012
In Today's Issue
- Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
- Take A Break, Close Your Eyes And Boost Memory
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Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
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Take A Break, Close Your Eyes And Boost Memory
Dear Reader,
Need to process a lot of information and want it to really sink in? Don't skip breaks according to a study by psychologists and neuroscientists from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Instead, close your eyes and relax for a few moments in a quiet, comfortable place. The findings have implications not just for older people who might worry about memory loss, but for all of us who want to keep our minds and memories sharp.
Earlier research in this area has found that both the young and old have better recall if they're allowed to rest a few minutes in between learning and reciting information. The latest study makes the case for rest even stronger, finding that even a few minutes of wakeful resting have an impact on long-term memory.
This latest experiment involved asking a small number (14) of elderly (61-81 years old) healthy, normally aging men and women to remember as many details as they could from two stories they were told. After one of the stories, not always the same one, participants were told to relax, take a break and close their eyes for 10 minutes in a dark room. Following the next story the subjects were distracted by a new task - finding the difference between pairs of almost identical photos.
What's interesting is that the participants remembered more detail from the story they heard before being told to rest, and the boost in memory remained with them not just for a few minutes, but up to a full week later. It appears the effectiveness of learning may be boosted by a short, wakeful rest period.
You see memories aren't formed in a few seconds, but take some time. According to lead author Michaela Dewar, Ph.D., when we first encounter new information, we're at a very early stage of memory formation. More neural processes have to happen for us to be able to retain this information and access it at a later point. These aren't consciously planned, in fact scans of human brains show that we replay what just happened to us during idle time and this action is automatic, without any thought on our part. What we do after learning something new may well impact how effectively we hold onto this information later on.
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Take A Break, Close Your Eyes And Boost Memory Continued...
As we've mentioned before, the value of sleep in memory consolidation has been shown by a growing number of studies. You've read about many of them here. No one has yet identified the precise mechanisms, yet sleep is key for remembering facts (declarative) and procedures, how to do things. This is the reason some experts believe infants spend so much time asleep - they need to consolidate new memories and learn to mange their bodies.
Of course in our modern world, with its many distractions, accessible technology and overscheduled workdays, resting is hardly a priority. In fact, most of us cheat on sleep to do other things.
Now we see that both at work and school, making it a point to schedule some time to rest and recharge is a smart move. Sit back, close your ryes and let your mind drift for just 10 minutes and you'll be amazed at the results.
This latest research on wakeful resting and memory appears in the journal Psychological Science.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/06/health/boost-memory-shut-eyes-relax/index.html
More on wakeful resting:
http://wellbeingwire.meyouhealth.com/healthy-behaviors/boost-your-memory-with-a-short-wakeful-rest/
The Economist story, 2/23/2010 on how rest helps memory:
http://www.economist.com/node/15573431
Study abstract, Psychological Science, online before print July 14, 2012:
http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/07/
23/0956797612441220.full
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