Words Laura Potter. Photograph iStock
Healthy Start
Swedish researchers have proven that women’s memories are impacted differently to men’s after sleep loss. Neuroscientists had a group – half men, half women – learn and remember eight-digit sequences in the morning following either a full night of sleep or a night of wakefulness. The men’s memories were unaffected, but women remembered fewer digits after sleep loss. They were also unaware of the difference, which researchers say is pertinent as this lack of awareness could make us more likely to have accidents, or make mistakes when sleep-deprived. So yes, we do need a lie in. Science says so.
Lisez l'article complet et bien d'autres dans ce numéro de
Healthy Magazine
Options d'achat ci-dessous
Si le problème vous appartient,
Connexion pour lire l'article complet maintenant.
Numéro unique numérique
May 2018
Ce numéro et d'autres anciens numéros ne sont pas inclus dans une nouvelle version de l'article
abonnement. Les abonnements comprennent le dernier numéro régulier et les nouveaux numéros publiés pendant votre abonnement. Healthy Magazine