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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Let babies learn by sleeping on it

My Paper, Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Page A10, Lifestyle, Top Stories
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By BBC, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on Jan 14, 2015


New connections between brain cells are formed during sleep. Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all, say scientists.
PHOTO: New connections between brain cells are formed during sleep. Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all, say scientists.
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THE key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists.

Trials with 216 babies aged up to 12 months old indicated that they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy snooze soon afterwards.

The University of Sheffield team suggested that the best time to learn may be just before sleep and emphasised the importance of reading at bedtime.

Experts said sleep may be much more important in the early years than at other ages. People spend more of their time asleep as babies than at any other point in their lives.

Yet the researchers in Sheffield and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, say "strikingly little is known" about the role of sleep in the first year of life.

They taught six- to 12-month-olds three new tasks involving playing with hand puppets. Half the babies slept within four hours of learning, while the rest either had no sleep or napped for fewer than 30 minutes. The next day, the babies were encouraged to repeat what they had been taught.

The results, published in Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, showed that "sleeping like a baby" was vital for learning. On average, 11/2 tasks could be repeated after having a substantial nap, while zero tasks could be repeated if there was little sleep time.

Jane Herbert, from the department of psychology at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC News website: "Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all."

She said it had been assumed that "wide awake was best" for learning. Instead, it "may be the events just before sleep that are most important". The findings showed "just how valuable" reading books with children before sleep could be.

A study last year uncovered the mechanisms of memory in sleep. It showed how new connections between brain cells formed during sleep.

Derk-Jan Dijk, a sleep scientist at the University of Surrey, said: "It may be that sleep is much more important at some ages than others, but that remains to be firmly established."

There is also growing interest in sleep and memory at the other end of life.

The two go hand in hand in your twilight years, particularly with underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia.

By BBC, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on Jan 14, 2015



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Monday, February 3, 2014

Ah Girl, When are you Getting Married?!

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By Holly Jean, Monday, 02 January 2012


Ah... Chinese New Year is coming up again... and although I don't celebrate it, most of my single friends have told me that they dread it when nosey relatives start asking them when they are getting married?! And do you notice that they always tend to ask the girls this rather than the guys?! Like how are we supposed to know, we are not proposing!
PHOTO: Ah... Chinese New Year is coming up again... and although I don't celebrate it, most of my single friends have told me that they dread it when nosey relatives start asking them when they are getting married?! And do you notice that they always tend to ask the girls this rather than the guys?! Like how are we supposed to know, we are not proposing!
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I've faced this question for years... people first ask me my age then the following question is whether I am married or not. And you should see their faces when I tell them I am single! It's a mixture of pity plus discomfort with my 'situation'. Some people who are married, or have daughters who are already married, even have a smug look about them when I tell them I am single.

Hello, auntie! Wipe that look off your face! Being single is not a bad thing!


Being single is not a bad thing!<br>Just take it in your stride and laugh it off! One day, your time will come... cupid's just taking his time to make it perfect!
PHOTO: Being single is not a bad thing!
Just take it in your stride and laugh it off! One day, your time will come... cupid's just taking his time to make it perfect!
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So here's my top ten answers you can give people the next time they ask you when you're getting married! Memorise your favourite one so you will never be taken off guard. :)
 
10. Respond with, "Soon." And then without skipping a beat, ask the most inappropriate question, "When will you lose that extra weight?"

9. Say, " Oh, I'd rather be happy than married."

8. Whether you have a BF or not, just pick a random date and confidently say - "September 21st". Of course, don't mention any year. Smile and relish the confused look on their faces.

7. If your BF is there, then point to your BF and say, "Why dont you ask him, because I want to know too! Hahaha" *seriously forced laughter*.

6. Look at them with an absolute poker face and say,"Not today."

5. Ask them, "How much are you contributing to the wedding, since you're so interested?"

4. Counter with the statistic that people who get married over 30 are half as likely to get divorced.

3. Look down at your feet, then say,"Ohhh... this is awkward. I already got married, but you weren't invited."

2. Tell them, "Marriage is stupid and kids are evil."

1. Get a crazy look in your eyes and scream, "Duck! Before I slap you!"

Like most women in their late 20s and early 30s, I've been asked this annoying question numerous times. As far as conversation topics go, it sucks, but just take it in your stride and laugh it off! One day, your time will come... cupid's just taking his time to make it perfect!

For those who recently got married,
PHOTO: Like most women in their late 20s and early 30s, I've been asked this annoying question numerous times. Most appropriate answer to 'When are you Getting Married?' - is 'Feburary 30th'.
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Some people who are married, or have daughters who are already married, even have a smug look about them when I tell them I am single.
PHOTO: Some people who are married, or have daughters who are already married, even have a smug look about them when I tell them I am single.
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