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Do power naps have the same effect on memorizing as normal sleep?

Asked by jlm11f (12413points) October 21st, 2008

Sleep is supposed to help with retaining information, which is good for exams and such. But what about 20–30 min power naps? Do they have the same effect?

Does the memory retaining thing have to do with REM sleep? Because if that’s the case, it wouldn’t work w/ power naps, because you don’t get to REM sleep in that…right?

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