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Naps and Learning in Preschool

AAP Grand Rounds January 2014, 31 (1) 1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.31-1-1
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Source: Kurdziel L, Ducios K, Spencer RMJ. Sleep spindles in midday naps enhance learning in preschool children. PNAS. 2013; 110( 43): 17267– 17272; doi: 10.1073/pnas1306418110OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

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Question: Among preschoolers, does a midday nap improve performance on a visuospatial learning task as compared to preschoolers who remain awake during naptime?

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Study design: Prospective crossover

Investigators from the University of Massachusetts sought to determine the impact of midday naps on learning and memory in preschool children. Changes in performance on a visuospatial task were measured in children recruited from preschool classrooms. Inclusion criteria included normal vision, no history of a sleep disorder, and completing the test task without reaching 100% performance at the first assessment. Learning for the visuospatial task occurred in the morning, when children were shown pictures of nouns (eg, umbrella, cat) arranged in specific squares …

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