Comments on: Napping and the Brain http://www.fitbrains.com/blog/2010/03/22/napping-and-the-brain/ Brain fitness tips and advice from Fit Brains Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:50:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Ron Fanyak http://www.fitbrains.com/blog/2010/03/22/napping-and-the-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-24679 Ron Fanyak Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:07:24 +0000 http://www.fitbrains.com/blog/?p=2450#comment-24679 yaaaawn.It’s only 11:00am and I’m ready for a nap. Having a brain injury due to an aneurysm, I found that a nap is essential to rehab[ if I remember to take it,..seriously].

]]> By: Maryellen Jones http://www.fitbrains.com/blog/2010/03/22/napping-and-the-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-24649 Maryellen Jones Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:06:52 +0000 http://www.fitbrains.com/blog/?p=2450#comment-24649 I’ve taken a nap most of my adult life simply because my body needed it to function.

My husband seldom napped and now has Alzheimer’s. I don’t.

We’re in our 80′s. Nothing scientific about this anecdote, of course, but I’m glad to hear the scientists continue to study sleep and it’s role in brain health.

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