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Rocking like a baby promotes better sleep in adults
We know babies benefit from being rocked to sleep - now a study suggests it helps adults sleep better too.
Researchers from the University of Geneva built a special bed that rocked gently throughout the night. They tested it on 18 young adults and found they woke up fewer times and slept more deeply than on a normal bed. Scientists said the rocking motion resulted in a longer period of slow brainwaves which caused deep sleep, and improved their memory.
The volunteers spent three nights at a sleep laboratory in Geneva: one to get them used to sleeping there, one on a rocking bed and the other on the same bed, but in a still position. Electrodes recorded their brainwaves, and found that the period of deep sleep was extended by rocking.
Also at Science News.
Whole-Night Continuous Rocking Entrains Spontaneous Neural Oscillations with Benefits for Sleep and Memory (open, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.028) (DX)
Rocking Promotes Sleep in Mice through Rhythmic Stimulation of the Vestibular System (open, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.007) (DX)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by bzipitidoo on Sunday January 27 2019, @03:16PM (1 child)
I recently learned a term pertaining to conspiracy thinking: teleological.
Lot of children's shows make all kinds of inanimate objects talk and act like people. See eyes and a mouth on just about anything. All the time on Sesame Street, some problem comes up, and it turns out to be an inanimate object finally getting tired of being taken for granted and deciding to go missing or make trouble, to get some attention.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday January 27 2019, @08:16PM
"Teleological"
Loosely speaking, to explain something based on its end or result.
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