Music, napping, and video games
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/4
This week we learn about the benefits of napping, how music makes you smarter, and why you should be playing more video games.
Show Notes:
- Morning and afternoon naps helped prevent some of the hormonal and immune changes that occurred following a night of sleep deprivation.
- People who regularly played action video games such as Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed were better at learning a new sensorimotor skill on the computer than their non-playing peers.
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- Music training resulted in improved cognitive performance in children.