{"id":1556,"date":"2023-03-10T02:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T02:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2023-03-10T02:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T02:25:01","slug":"can-wearing-an-eye-mask-to-sleep-tonight-boost-your-brain-function-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1556","title":{"rendered":"Can Wearing an Eye Mask to Sleep Tonight Boost Your Brain Function Tomorrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1557\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-390x219.png 390w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Light from a partner\u2019s iPhone or the moon shining through your window can disrupt sleep \u2014 but not if you mask up.<small>Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new study is a good reminder that lifestyle changes don\u2019t always need to be expensive or complicated to improve well-being. People who slept with an eye mask \u2014 which can go for as little as $5 online \u2014 showed improvements in cognitive skills like recall, word association, and reaction time, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/sleep\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/sleep\/zsac305\/6912219?login=false\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">research published in the journal&nbsp;<em>Sleep<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boosts observed in memory and reaction times have broad implications, says the lead author of the study,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/people\/research-students\/view\/1680634-greco-viviana\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viviana Greco<\/a>, a PhD candidate at Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Center in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor example, better learning could improve academic and professional performance, while faster reaction times could help in sports, driving, or other situations where quick responses are critical,\u201d says Greco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/sleep\/can-wearing-an-eye-mask-to-sleep-tonight-boost-your-brain-function-tomorrow\/\">https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/sleep\/can-wearing-an-eye-mask-to-sleep-tonight-boost-your-brain-function-tomorrow\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study is a good reminder that lifestyle changes don\u2019t always need to be expensive or complicated to improve well-being. People who slept with an eye mask \u2014 which can go for as little as $5 online \u2014 showed improvements in cognitive skills like recall, word association, and reaction time, according to&nbsp;research published in the journal&nbsp;Sleep. The boosts observed in memory and reaction times have broad implications, says the lead author of the study,&nbsp;Viviana Greco, a PhD candidate at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-preventative-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1558,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions\/1558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}