By Judith Kleinfeld / Source: Anchorage Daily News
A friend of mine is worrying himself sleepless about getting enough sleep. He is convinced that he just isn't smart after a short night's sleep.
He's right, finds Robert Stickgold, a Harvard medical professor, and Jeffrey Ellenbogen, chief of the sleep division at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sleep increases your judgment, creativity and memory.
The advice to "sleep on it" before we decide to go to accept a new job or make other life choices, is backed up by the latest research.
Sleep makes you smarter, but you have to get enough sleep and the right kind of sleep. You need more than six hours, and most of us, especially teenagers, don't get nearly enough sleep to be sharp the next day.
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