Emily is a health news writer based in London, United Kingdom. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Durham University and a master's degree in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience from Oxford University. She has worked in science communication, medical writing and as a local news reporter while undertaking journalism training.
Do you usually hit the"snooze" button when your alarm blares in the morning? Good news: You're not alone, and those extra Zs could boost your cognitive performance when you first get up, new research suggests.
Then, in an experiment with 31 habitual"snoozers," the study authors found that hitting snooze improved some of these individuals' performance on cognitive tests. However, it didn't appear to impact their mood, how sleepy they felt in the morning or the normal increase in the stress hormone cortisol that happens within the first hour of waking and helps prepare the body for the day ahead.
Getting a good night's sleep is important for our general health and well-being, but many people regularly don't get enough sleep. About one-third of U.S. adults report sleeping less than the recommended seven or more hours a night. Some people hit snooze to ease the sting of waking up abruptly or to get a few extra minutes of sleep, but little is known about the health impacts of this habit.
For the 31 regular snoozers in the second leg of the study, snoozing for 30 minutes either improved or didn't affect their performance on cognitive tests they completed when they woke up, compared with when they were not allowed to snooze. These tests included basic arithmetic questions and having to memorize a list of words and later recognize them amongst new words.
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