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<font face="Times New Roman">www.2rbetter.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> – </font></span></b><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">January 15, 2008
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Good news for all those sloths out there. According to researchers at the
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Haifa</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, a 90-minute siesta helps speed up the process of long-term memory consolidation.</span></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">In a recent study, Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found that an afternoon nap changes the course of consolidation of the brain. "We still don't know the exact mechanism of the memory process that occurs during sleep, but the results of this research suggest the possibility that it is possible to speed up memory consolidation, and in the future, we may be able to do it artificially, said Karni.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Long-term memory is defined as a permanent memory that does not disappear, or that disappears after many years. Long-term memory is divided into two types – memories of "what" (for example: what happened yesterday or what one remembers from an article one read yesterday) and memories of "How to" (for example: how to read Hebrew, how to drive, play basketball or play the piano).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">In the study, published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience, the researchers worked with two groups of participants. Group members practiced a repeated motor activity which consisted of bringing the thumb and a finger together in a specific sequence. The research examined the "how" aspect of memory in the participants' ability to perform the task quickly and in the correct sequence.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">One of the groups was allowed to nap for an hour and a half after learning the task while the other groups stayed awake. The researchers, who worked in cooperation with the Sleep Laboratory at the Sheba Medical Center and researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal, found that the group that slept in the afternoon showed a distinct improvement in their task performance by that evening, as opposed to the group that stayed awake, which didn't exhibit any improvement.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">"This part of the research showed that a daytime nap speeds up performance improvement in the brain. After a night's sleep the two groups were at the same level, but the group that slept in the afternoon improved much faster that the group that stayed awake," stressed Prof. Karni.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">There's more to this story, but according to the ISRAELI 21c sources "if you need to memorize something quickly or you've got lots of different activities to learn how to do at one go, better find some time for an afternoon snooze!"
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</span>Many of you are aware of the scientific and medical break-throughs that come out of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Israel</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Those who wish to eliminate her from the face of the earth, are really seeking to kill the goose that lays the Golden Eggs! – To count up all the blessings that have come to the nations of the world from this little nation – would be in a sense to "boggle" our minds.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Recently </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Israel</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> developed "Neuro – PS" – a medical supplement that enhances the memory in older people. It tends to increase the memory up to 30-35%. It apparently hinders the nerve dendrons in the brain from drying and splintering. As a result, messages can continue to be transmitted in the memory area. I have been taking this memory help for a year, and can definitely testify to improvement here.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">But now this week something new has come out of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Israel</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
as put forth. My wife Marie read the above article which appeared in the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">January 11, 2008</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> "Bridges for Peace – Israel Current News Update." Her comment – Very Interesting!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Many Americans feel they fall short in maintaining a good heath outlook if they take an afternoon nap. But many outstanding leaders in our land regularly take an afternoon nap, and no doubt profit from this habit.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Former President John F. Kennedy consistently had his afternoon nap while in the White House. His memory was absolutely remarkable, and no doubt was enhanced by this wise habit.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">In hot countries like </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mexico</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, an afternoon "Siesta" is part of the culture. Wise people indeed!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">So – dear friends – Marie felt this could be not only a challenge but also a blessing to you our readers! "Puritan's Pride" in
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