March 24, 2008at 12:06 pm
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Memory, sleep, brainwaves and language learning
Dr. Olaf Lahl at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany did a study. The results of his study was, 30 volunteers were asked to memorizes a list of words. Then an hour break. Some of the memory study participants were allowed to take a 6 minute nap -sleep. Others were not […]
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March 2, 2008at 3:59 am
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Sleep, learning and brainwaves
Sleep optimizes and consolidates learning. In fact there is a correlation between the number of hours a student sleeps and grades. But it is also well establish that the less we sleep the less productive we are the, extremes being insomnia or sleep deprivation. The converse is also true, the more we […]
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April 23, 2007at 3:41 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, General language learning
Sleep and language learning
To Understand The Big Picture, Give It Time – And Sleep from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new study demonstrates that relational memory – the ability to make logical “big picture” inferences from disparate pieces […]
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