Daytime naps enhance learning in preschool children

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 10:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Sleep researchers offer the first research results showing that classroom naps support learning in preschool children by enhancing memory. Children who napped performed significantly better on a visual-spatial task in the afternoon after a nap and the next day than those who did not nap.

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