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Back to Episodes#129 - How to Take The Perfect Nap: Lay Your Weary Head to Rest
Published 1 year, 6 months ago
Description
We started a dialogue about napping way back in episode 17. The napping discussion continues. In this episode, we will:
- Discuss reasons for napping
- Revisit the current literature around performance
- Look at new research on napping and cognition and memory
- Reexamine the research on nap length and performance
- List the components of a perfect nap environment
- Touch upon the potential negatives associated with napping
- Conclude by looking at napping and cardiovascular risk as well as risk for dementia
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
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Thanks for listening and sleep well!