While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.
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Napping in the afternoon can benefits both motor skills and your ability to recall facts.
Research shows napping helps young children learn, as well as enhancing their emotional well-being.
We asked five experts if a daytime kip is OK. Four out of five said yes.
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Research Fellow & Lecturer, Centre for Sleep Science, The University of Western Australia
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Research Associate, Faculty of Science, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University
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Research Fellow, Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, University of South Australia
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Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, Psychology, Karolinska Institutet
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Research Fellow in Psychology, Stockholm University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
