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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?
Question type: Intervention
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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