Swinging to and fro on a swing is all fun and games, with air gushing to our faces and our hair flowing randomly. Sleeping while swinging s...
Swinging to and fro on a swing is all fun and games, with air gushing to our faces and our hair flowing randomly. Sleeping while swinging slowly gives a calm feeling to the mind, and we often slide into a nice sleep. Babies, on the other hand, are always put on rocking chairs or swings to keep their mind cool and sway them out of any irritating feeling. Studies performed on improving sleep have shown this method to be successful.
Rocking motion while sleeping not only improves our sleep but also improves our mental ability and memory. Two different studies have been conducted in this regard by two different universities. One study was with experimentation with mice, and the other with feedbacks and monitor of young adults.
The University of Geneva, Switzerland, led one of these two studies and have concluded by saying that there is a broader benefit associated with sleeping in Rocking motion. They have conducted experiments by examining and monitoring the brain waves during the night's sleep especially while rocking during sleep.
18 volunteers were associated with this experiments, and they have been monitored closely by sleep experts in the labs. Three nights were taken into consideration. First one would be to accustom people with sleeping in a lab environment.
Followed by the second night where they are made to sleep on a slightly rocking bed. And lastly, on the third night, the young adults were made to sleep on a still normal bed. Less rapid eye movement sleep, more deep sleep hours and woke up very less.
"Our volunteers -- even if they were all good sleepers -- fell asleep more rapidly when rocked and had longer periods of deeper sleep associated with fewer arousals during the night. We thus show that rocking is good for sleep". The memory was then tested by giving them word pairs, the previous evening.
The researchers would ask them to recite them back and by this, they were being assessed. Morning test results after a night of sleep on the rocking bed had more positive results from all the participants than, after a normal bed sleep. "Mapping the network of this communication will help identify clinical targets to cope with sleeplessness and mood disorders".
Rocking motion while sleeping not only improves our sleep but also improves our mental ability and memory. Two different studies have been conducted in this regard by two different universities. One study was with experimentation with mice, and the other with feedbacks and monitor of young adults.
The University of Geneva, Switzerland, led one of these two studies and have concluded by saying that there is a broader benefit associated with sleeping in Rocking motion. They have conducted experiments by examining and monitoring the brain waves during the night's sleep especially while rocking during sleep.
18 volunteers were associated with this experiments, and they have been monitored closely by sleep experts in the labs. Three nights were taken into consideration. First one would be to accustom people with sleeping in a lab environment.
Followed by the second night where they are made to sleep on a slightly rocking bed. And lastly, on the third night, the young adults were made to sleep on a still normal bed. Less rapid eye movement sleep, more deep sleep hours and woke up very less.
"Our volunteers -- even if they were all good sleepers -- fell asleep more rapidly when rocked and had longer periods of deeper sleep associated with fewer arousals during the night. We thus show that rocking is good for sleep". The memory was then tested by giving them word pairs, the previous evening.
The researchers would ask them to recite them back and by this, they were being assessed. Morning test results after a night of sleep on the rocking bed had more positive results from all the participants than, after a normal bed sleep. "Mapping the network of this communication will help identify clinical targets to cope with sleeplessness and mood disorders".
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