London, March 14 (Ians) Wearing an eye mask can potentially enhance cognitive functions of the brain as it blocks ambient light while we sleep, suggests a study.
Sleep is crucial for alertness and for preparing the human brain to encode new information. However, ambient light, like an outdoor street light shining through your window, can influence sleep structure and timing.
The study, published in the journal Sleep, showed that wearing an eye mask blocks light during night sleep and improves memory and alertness.
“Our findings suggest that wearing an eye mask during overnight sleep can improve episodic encoding and alertness the next day,” wrote Viviana Greco, from School of Psychology at University of Cardiff, along with other researchers in the paper.
The team conducted two experiments to understand how sleep masks help.
In the first experiment, 94 people in the age group of 18-35 wore an eye mask while they slept every...
Sleep is crucial for alertness and for preparing the human brain to encode new information. However, ambient light, like an outdoor street light shining through your window, can influence sleep structure and timing.
The study, published in the journal Sleep, showed that wearing an eye mask blocks light during night sleep and improves memory and alertness.
“Our findings suggest that wearing an eye mask during overnight sleep can improve episodic encoding and alertness the next day,” wrote Viviana Greco, from School of Psychology at University of Cardiff, along with other researchers in the paper.
The team conducted two experiments to understand how sleep masks help.
In the first experiment, 94 people in the age group of 18-35 wore an eye mask while they slept every...
- 3/14/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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