Study Links Extra 15 Minutes of Sleep to Improved Cognitive Function in Adolesments

We and you have always been hearing good sleep and good health and good mind are very important. It is often seen that even in a serious disease, doctors try to give a good sleep to the patient so that the disease can recover as soon as possible. Average, it is said to humans that we should get at least 6 to 8 hours of sleep at night. But do you know if you take more sleep for 15 minutes, what kind of miraculous effect can it put on your mind? A new research has claimed that even a slight increase in sleep periods can also make a wonderful increase in cognitive ability in youth. Let’s know in detail what has been claimed in new research.

A new research has come to light about the period of sleep, which says that a slight increase during the sleep period can affect the mental health. It can increase the ability of knowledge in youth. Research included 3222 teenagers whose age was between 9 years and 14 years. It was found that the teenagers who were getting a little more sleep increased their brain capacity. The average duration of sleep was kept here 7 hours and 10 minutes, but the teenagers who were getting only 15 minutes more than this, ie 7 hours 25 minutes were sleeping, they found better results in things, solutions and focus on the problem, etc. That is, reading, problem solving and focus were found more among these teenagers.

Clinical neurocycologist Barbara Sahakian of Cambridge University According‘Although the difference in the amount of sleep to each group was relatively low, there was a difference of just one fourth hour (15 minutes) between the best and the worst gold, yet we could see the difference in their well presentation in the structure and activity of the brain.’

Researchers also assessed the heart rate of participants, which found that Group-3 had the lowest heart rate in sleep stages and the highest in Group-1. Low heart rate is usually a sign of better health, while higher heart rate is often accompanied by the quality of poor sleep such as restless sleep, frequent waking up and excessive sleep during the day.