While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.
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We compared the ability of volunteers to solve a problem after a cat nap compared to those who stayed awake. It’s a technique we borrowed from Thomas Edison and Salvador Dali.
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.
Progressive organizations recognize that fatigued employees can’t perform at their best. Naps at work can increase alertness and improve performance.
Calvin Coolidge, during one stretch of his presidency, was getting 15 hours of shut-eye each day, while William Howard Taft was known for nodding off during public events.
The benefits of naps are similar to those experienced after consuming caffeine, but without the side effects of caffeine dependence and possibly disrupted sleep at night time.
Taking a power nap on a night shift can leave you feeling groggy. And eating a large meal can reduce your alertness. So, what’s a tired shift worker to do to make it through the night?
Can drinking a cup of coffee before taking a short nap really give you the energy you need to see you through the day?
Companies such as Google, Nike and Ben & Jerry’s encourage or allow napping at work, providing employees with napping facilities such as napping pods and quiet rooms where they can nap if desired.
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Research professor, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Chercheur en neurosciences à l'Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute, Inserm
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Associate Professor of Sleep and Wellbeing, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Sleep & Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral research fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Guelph
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Professor of History, Iowa State 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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Chercheure en neurosciences cognitives, Inserm
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Chercheuse en neurosciences cognitives, Sorbonne Université
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
