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07.26.08

Scientific Proof of the Benefits of a Siesta

Keep them shut. Researchers find a nap is the surest way to retain information
By Gregory Mone Posted 02.01.2008 at 1:53 pm 0 Comments

Nap: Photo by Gregory Mone
Next time you're caught napping in your cube, or some little hideaway in your office, just cite the work of Harvard Medical School scientist Matthew Tucker and his colleagues, which appears in the latest issue of the journal Sleep, then tell your colleague or boss to scurry away.

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