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elmatador12 t1_jcgxz0j wrote

Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a study by researchers at The Australian National University by chrisdh79

Wait so if I’m reading this right, this study showed that taking naps is associated with impaired brain health? Crazy.

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frawgletz t1_jci61o4 wrote

I would guess it's more like feeling that you need to take naps all the time is a bad sign

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Thomo251 t1_jcihfif wrote

I think dozing is unintentional sleep, where as napping is intentional. Makes sense that being so tired you fall to sleep unintentionally is detrimental to brain health.

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