Open AccessMemory performance following napping in habitual and non-habitual nappers
Author(s) -
Ruth L F Leong,
Nicole Yu,
Ju Lynn Ong,
Alyssa Ng,
S Azrin Jamaluddin,
James N. Cousins,
Nicholas I Y N Chee,
Michael W.L. Chee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/zsaa277
Subject(s) - nap , psychology , audiology , medicine , social psychology
Afternoon naps benefit memory but this may depend on whether one is a habitual napper (HN; ≥1 nap/week) or non-habitual napper (NN). Here, we investigated whether a nap would benefit HN and NN differently, as well as whether HN would be more adversely affected by nap restriction compared to NN.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom