~ Coffee Nap = Superhuman Brain ~ Though coffee is a stimulant, thus capable of disrupting sleep, it has reverse effects when immediately followed by a 20-minute nap. In fact, this process — known as a coffee nap — helps to maximize caffeine and increase alertness. When caffeine eventually makes its way to the brain, it competes to fit into receptors normally filled with adenosine, the brain molecule that makes us feel drowsy. Caffeine can only block some of these adenosine receptors. And since sleeping naturally clears adenosine, napping for 20 minutes right after a cup of coffee can greatly reduce those drowsy molecules in time before the caffeine even kicks in. The findings of each study respectively found that those who take coffee naps commit fewer errors and have better memory than those who didnt.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:31:35 +0000
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