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It turns out that nodding off in class might not be such a bad idea after all, as a new study has shown that going to sleep shortly after learning new material is the best way to remember it, the Daily Mail reported.

According to U.S. leading author Jessica Payne, a psychologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, nodding off after learning something new is like telling the sleeping brain what to retain. （点击《每日邮报》查看原文）

上课期间打盹有助记忆

       事实证明，上课期间打盹儿未必是坏事。据英国《每日邮报》报道，最新研究表明，在学习新知识后小憩一会儿，是记忆的最佳方法。

       据美国知名作家、印第安纳州诺特丹大学心理学家杰西卡·佩恩称，学习新知识后打个盹儿相当于告知睡眠中的大脑要保留这些新记忆。

(China.org.cn March 31, 2012)