All nighters. Something that every college student thinks they will have to do at some point in their life especially when it comes to finals. Now what if someone told you that you could get a better grade by sleeping then person staying up all night studying for the test.
Now i am not saying that you shouldn’t study for your test because that what every person has to do succeed in school. However the research conducted by live science shows that people can retain knowledge while it is being played in the background. The first study conducted was two people were taught to play the piano during the day and then at night one of the people played the song they were taught. The next day they both came in and the one that played the music as he slept perform the song better than the person who didn’t. This shows a correlation between learning and sleeping while the music was played in the background.
Now further into the research they did EEG scans of brain activity while certain people slept. These scans showed spindle activity which is associated with memory waves the brain sends. The study shows that sounds that are played while learning a concept or doing a certain action pair with spindle activity. Theoretical this allows people the ability to learn while sleeping when you play a song or a certain noise while studying. Then you replay that same sounds while you slept to further retain the information. However this effect creates a paradox since it is known that listening to music while studying negativity impacts your cognitive performance when tested.
So it is still up for discussion whether or not that sleeping will impact how well you do on tests since of the conditions that people will have to set up to be able to learn while studying.
I don’t like to admit it, but I am the type of person who procrastinates on studying. Tests always seem to creep up on me, and is something I am working on getting better at preparing for. I used to stay up until 4 in the morning studying, when I would have to wake up in three hours for school. Now, I have discovered a way to help change that. One thing that helps me remember when to go to sleep and not cram all night is the Alarm Clock Free application on my iPhone. Before I start studying, I set it for a time when I should stop studying and go to sleep, so I will actually be able to get up in the morning for the exam. Sleep is very important, and I like how you brought that to attention. Now, I will add music to the mix, and hopefully, my grades will be able to go up even more.
I am the student who constantly pulls all nighters working on my assignments. It was interesting to read about the brain and how it worked while I sleep. Thank you for sharing. Here is another interesting link that shows why sleeping is beneficial and can improve grades: http://time.com/3663796/for-better-grades-let-your-kids-sleep-more/
This is really an interesting post! I never thought sleeping can improve our grades before. At same time, I always listen to music when studying, now I know what is the right thing to do.