by Peter James | Feb 7, 2017 | Health
Often times in modern day advertising campaigns that run on websites and commercials, there are brain supplements and hoopla surrounding people. A lot of these advertisements are trying to sell us these modern day magical pills. What I’m going to talk about in this post is something that is highly underestimated for overall brain health and mental clarity, it’s sleep! Getting enough adequate sleep on a day to day basis is something that is not always obtainable for every person depending upon job commitments and having a busy schedule. The key to fixing the issue is to re-arrange priorities and scheduling throughout the day in order to have an earlier bed time and eliminate things that are preventing you from obtaining enough sleep on a weekly basis. By getting enough sleep it can positively affect learning in students and business people alike. Studies show that sleep plays a very important role in learning, memory, mood, motivation, judgement, and perception. When you think about learning, it makes sense that sleep would impact one’s ability to focus and stay on task for a long duration of time. If you think about being sleep deprived, it greatly impairs one’s ability to learn and complete tasks in an efficient manner. This is primarily due to our cognitive domains being dependent upon a normal night’s sleep in order to have efficient working memory. It makes sense when you compare the role of sleep with learning and memory since they are both dependent upon each other. In fact, further research proves that sleep is necessary for short-term memory, long-term memory, and working memory. The earliest...
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