How much sleep do you need to boost your brain power? - SUCH TV
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According to a study, sufficient sleep is needed to benefit long-term in brain power from exercise. There may be little point in working out if you’re tired and not sleeping well, a study suggests. Exercise is known to do wonders for cognitive skills but research from University College London shows that getting less than six hours sleep a night could wipe away most of those brain gains. A study of almost 9,000 middle-aged people found that people who exercised regularly had stronger minds over a 10-year study period. However, people who exercised but got insufficient sleep saw a quicker decline in cognitive ability than their well-rested peers. People sleeping less than six hours a night, even if they exercised, had similar attention, memory and learning ability to those who did not get any exercise, effectively wiping out any benefit from being active. Physical activity has other health benefits, but with regards to the brain the effect is negligible when compared...