Sleep is Good for Us

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=437683&in_page_id=1965

Lead researcher Bob Stickgold, professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, said: "We're not just stabilizing memories during sleep. We're extracting the meaning.

"Sleep helps us extract rules from our experiences. It's like knowing the difference between dogs and cats, even if it's hard to explain."



I think I am going to petition for a 1.5 hour lunch break so I can nap. :-)