Less Sleep Can Worsen The Memory

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The more accrue age, generally sleep patterns of human changed. Meanwhile, older age makes part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex tend to shrink.

Research in the United States shows interference 'slow-wave', when adults sleep, is an indicator the presence of processing the memory that is less effective.

as reported from iristimes, Friday (02/01/2013).

The research published in Nature Neuroscience, measure the effect of sleep on levels of memory storage on 18 adults aged 20 years upward and 15 adults aged 70 years upward. This research also analyzed brain activity during sleep and see the structure of the brain.

The results are indicate an presence of lowering in the prefrontal cortex in parents. The lowering is indicated with the lowering on slow wave that experienced during sleep, and also decreased ability to store information after sleep. "When we are young, we experience deep sleep that can help the brain and maintain information and new facts," said Matthew Walker, a researcher from the University of California, Berkeley.

Walker added, the more accrue age, the quality of sleep will the more decrease.

Experimental brain research professor of Trinity College Dublin, Shane O'Mara, praised the study, although himself is not involved. "Putting changes that occur in brain regions and its binding, based on cognitive function or memory and give neurophysiology together is a job very neat," said O'Mara. According to him, sleep is an important things for the normal functioning of memory. Other research show that aerobic sport regularly can increase quality of sleep and help memory function.

Rapid forgetting is one memory disorders that could caused due to lack of sleep. Some others memory disturbances, such as need a few minutes to remembers where the location of the car park, forgot to call back to a friend, and forget to put stuff. The others memory disturbances such as forgetting the name of a new friend or forget certain terms.

But, the more often people utilize cell phones, email and the TV, then the more many things they see and the greater their tendency to forget various things. Stress, profound sadness and lack of sleep can also affect memory, well as with trying to do various things at once or in one time.

Source:  iristimes