Tuesday, 08 November 2011
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Step 1 to Becoming Smarter: Sleep!
Pharmacy students at our school don't have mid-term weeks-- we have three waves of exams before finals week-- which means:
- Exam week is tiring, and we only have 2 weeks to "recover."
- Recover = sleeping.
In a health perspective, sleeping is great-- people who sleep more have more energy and also are less likely to become obese.
So I was glad to find that I'm being extra efficient when I sleep because ScienceDaily's study suggests that people learn while they sleep!
The professor of psychology in states that "the brain processes information without your awareness," which contributes to memory. In the study, more than 250 people improved their memory through sleep.
But -- downside, is that the improvement of memory varies between people-- some improve dramatically, and some very little. Additionally, this ability is not captured by intelligence tests such as SAT and ACT.
Let's hope that this ability is captured for my next pathophysiology exam!
What other benefits do you get through sleeping? How many hours of sleep do you need?
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- From: StacyLee
- About Me: Currently a student studying pharmacy-- love to read about health and (try to) maintain healthy habits while being on campus! I'm the girl with the 1L water bottle in the side of my backpack and a coffe tumbler in the other. So maybe I'm counteracting some health benefits... but I'm trying my best!
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I go by the sleep cycle. On average, we have 90 minute sleep cycles. Waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle leaves you feeling groggy and hard to wake up. On the other hand, waking up in between sleep cycles help with waking up. I sleep about 7.5 hours and try to wake up at the end of a sleep cycle.
@stanlee255@xanga - thank you! people need to understand the cycle.
3 midterms in one week is the norm here at school for me. i agree sleep does make you "smarter" but when ya got it coming to ya back to back to back somethings gotta give, and it's not me failing. dec 1-15 i've got 8 finals and 4 practicals/exams, i plan to do what i have to do to pull through.
@stanlee255@xanga - Do you fall asleep readily? I would love to time sleep cycles but I have bad insomnia and it takes me between 1 and 4 hours usually to fall asleep.
About the OP, I wouldn't consider the SAT and ACT to be intelligence tests. They are knowledge tests. The difference may be minute to most readers, but I still think it's worth noting.
good to know
I get about 9 hours of sleep each night. Anything less and anything more makes me feel groggy.
The best way to ensure good rest is to get enough exercise. My sleeping has changed drastically since I started really pushing myself in my workouts.
@lyrra_askavi@xanga - Aw man that's terrible! Why do you have insomnia? Is there something bothering you? Peace of mind is usually the best medicine.
@stanlee255@xanga - I've had it for several years. Not quite sure why
@WaitingToShrug@xanga - I agree! exercise has definitely regulated my sleeping cycle
lol This is totally true. I've been trying to wake up between sleep cycles so I wouldn't feel like total crap when I when I do get up and have to go and do different things during the day.