Notebook3Take a break from learning promotes memorization according to a study published in the journal Neuron.

Thanks in large part to functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) to measure brain activity, researchers are finding that important activities of the brain occur at rest.

Several studies over the last decade have suggested that sleep is crucial for learning and memory. People who make a nap after a task, for example, remember better learning than those who do not.

A study by researchers in cognitive neuroscience Lila Davachi and Arielle Tambini University of New York found that the brain at rest, even when the person is awake, is pursuing an effective workforce.

“Your brain does the work for you even when you rest,” said Davachi. Some types of brain activity increase during the rest and are associated with better memory consolidation.

This study was conducted with 16 participants, the spontaneous activity in certain brain regions (hippocampus and parts of the cortex) was measured while they were at rest before and after a visual task. The participants were instructed to memorize the task and were unaware that their memory would be measured. Some parts of the cortex were more active during rest after the task. Plus they were active was the best memory.

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