Napping helps children learn better

Babies who sleep for an hour after lunch will learn better by strengthening the brain.

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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, conducted a nap study of 40 children and found that a nap made children 3-5 years better remember lessons before they were go to school. The benefit from napping also lasts throughout the afternoon and the next day.

Napping helps children reinforce learning.(Photo: BBC)

According to the authors, napping is very important in consolidating memory and learning early in young children. When taking a nap, they will go through the process of increasing levels of activity in the brain region related to learning and integrating new information, they perform significantly better visual-space exercises during the session. The afternoon and the next day compared to those who do not have a nap at noon.

"Nap is very important for preschool children, it helps children remember better what they are learning in preschool, so children need to be encouraged to nap" , BBC quoted Rebecca Spencer, who led the study. save, say.

Previously, scientists only knew the benefits of napping for adults. Spencer says this is the first study to prove that napping is more important for young children.