I really thought this was considered “science fact” a long time ago.
Original article here.
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The latest information on the best way to remember something
Research has revealed that new information presented right before sleeping is better for remembering it. This means that it is effective to finish things like school test preparation or business presentation preparation right before going to bed.
A research team from the American university Notre Dame used 208 people who regularly get 6 hours or more of sleep a night in a study to learn about the relationship between sleep and memory. They tried to get the students to remember a few word pairs. The word pairs were either related or unrelated in meaning. One group memorized the words at 9am and the rest memorized the words at 9pm. After 30 minutes, 12 hours, and 24 hours, the research team tested the students on the word pairs.
The group that studied at 9pm and went to bed did much better on the 12 hour test than the group that studied in the morning and stayed awake all day. There wasn’t any difference between the groups for the word pairs with related meanings, but there was a big difference for word pairs that had unrelated meanings. Even after the 24 hour test, when not much time had passed, the group that studied in the evening had better scores than the morning group.
The leader of the team, Professor Jessica Pain said, “Our results showed us that if you go to bed after learning something new, you will remember it better”. This same research was published in the Public Library of Science (PLOS One) Journal and was reported in the English newspaper Daily Mail on the 27th.
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