{"id":21640,"date":"2017-01-10T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T10:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=21640"},"modified":"2018-08-15T10:44:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T05:14:14","slug":"short-napping-found-to-improve-cognitive-performance-in-elders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/short-napping-found-to-improve-cognitive-performance-in-elders\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Naps Found To Improve Cognitive Performance In Elders!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21641 size-full\" title=\"Short Naps Found To Improve Cognitive Performance In Elders!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rsz_shutterstock_118080238.jpg\" alt=\"online pharmacy india\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Midday napping found to increase the cognitive performance of adults by fivefold, study suggests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-In a recent study, experts from John Hopkins University (Baltimore) evaluated the effects of napping on the overall cognitive skills of an individual in his old age.<\/p>\n<p>-As per the study, data of about 2,974 Chinese adults aged 65 and older was evaluated. The subjects underwent a series of\u00a0tests that assessed episodic memory, attention and visuo-spatial abilities such as mathematical tests and figure drawing.<\/p>\n<p>-Based on the hours that they slept for, the subjects were categorized in four groups; <strong>non-nappers<\/strong> (0 minutes), <strong>short nappers<\/strong> (less than 30 minutes), <strong>moderate nappers<\/strong> (30-90 minutes), and <strong>extended nappers<\/strong> (more than 90 minutes).<\/p>\n<p>-As per the study, the <strong>moderate nappers showcased a better cognitive performance compared to short or extended nappers<\/strong>. The reduction in the mental abilities of the non-nappers, short nappers, and extended nappers was five to six times greater than that of moderate nappers.<\/p>\n<p>-Findings were published in the\u00a0<em>Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Source:\u00a0Journal of the American Geriatrics Society<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/rsz_shutterstock_118080238.jpg\" alt=\"online pharmacy india\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[153,160,162,231],"class_list":["post-21640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1mg-news","tag-mind-body","tag-neuro-cns","tag-neurologic-disorders","tag-sleep"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Short Naps Found To Improve Cognitive Performance In Elders! 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