It turns out that a short daytime nap helps you solve complex problems more efficiently and quickly.
American scientists came to this conclusion based on the results of an experiment.
As it turned out during the experiment, those participants who took a nap during the day showed better results compared to those who simply took a break.
Scientists explain this by the fact that sleep strengthens the connections between memories and stimulates thinking.
Experiment
When subjects attempted to solve new problems during the experiment, their success depended on how well they were able to match the problems to those they had solved previously.
According to scientists, even 13 minutes of daytime sleep can significantly improve brain function.
According to the data obtained, the ability to solve problems is significantly improved during the REM (rapid eye movement) phase.
A total of 58 citizens aged 18 to 29 took part in the experiment.
They were randomly divided into two groups: one included those who were able to take a nap during the day, and the other included those who remained awake.
Tasks
Participants were given 8 initial problems (displayed on the screen), with 3 minutes to solve each.
After solving the problem, people were given the correct answers so that they would remember them.
They were then given 8 new problems that were structurally similar to the previous ones, but differed at the superficial level.
Participants had to solve them without correct answers.
This allowed the scientists to assess the subjects' ability to apply knowledge from old tasks to new ones.
Dream
After completing the initial tasks, people had a two-hour break. In one group, the subjects slept, in the other, they did not.
After the break, those who took a nap performed better on new problems than those in the awake group.
The difference in performance was not due to initial problem-solving abilities, as participants in both groups performed similarly before the break.
In addition, people from the two groups did not differ in their ability to remember solutions to the initial problems.
The latter suggests that the effects of daytime sleep are not due to improved memory.
