The article states that you cannot "make up for" lost sleep. However, naps have been proven to have benefits for alertness and general performance whether they were planned or just casually taken. I would also be interested in knowing if sleep would be just as effective during the day as it is at night. Since many people have to sleep during the day because of working night hours, would the sleep during the day be just as efficient for our brains? Since naps seem to have positive effects, I would assume that sleeping during the day could be just as restful as at night.
On Oct 23, 2014 KL wrote:
The article states that you cannot "make up for" lost sleep. However, naps have been proven to have benefits for alertness and general performance whether they were planned or just casually taken. I would also be interested in knowing if sleep would be just as effective during the day as it is at night. Since many people have to sleep during the day because of working night hours, would the sleep during the day be just as efficient for our brains? Since naps seem to have positive effects, I would assume that sleeping during the day could be just as restful as at night.