The more activity, the more rest

"20 more minutes, please." Is there someone who does not think this when hearing the alarm? In the case of women, science is on our side and it gives us permission to sleep more than them. The reason: our brain system is more complex and needs to rest more .

This is confirmed by a study by the Center for Sleep Research at the University of Loughborough (United Kingdom), which details the reasons why women need more sleep than men .

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The more activity, the more rest

"Women tend to be multitask . They do many things at once and they are more flexible. They use more parts of their brain than men and that is why their sleep time should be longer, "explains Professor Jim Horne.

Also, if we are not in a phase of deep sleep, we tend to wake up if we hear some noise or if someone calls us in the middle of the night, something that does not happen to men so much.

And one more reason. When two people sleep together, who weighs less often sleep worse and we already know that normally women weigh less than our partners.

 

How much more do we need?

If you are wishing to hear that you recommend us to sleep a few more hours, we feel like giving you bad news. With 20 more minutes than them is enough.

But doing it is really important, because, according to the study, "in the case of women, sleeping badly is related to psychological stress, hostility, depression and anger " On the other hand, this does not happen to men who sleep less.

And is that when we sleep, we allow the brain to recover and rest, especially the cortex , the area responsible for memory, language, imagination, thought and decision making.

Now you know. Tomorrow let the alarm sound for 20 more minutes. The science is clear: women need more sleep.

 

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