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The Times of India
The Times of India
Lifestyle
TOI Lifestyle Desk | etimes.in

People who wake up late are more productive and mentally sharp: Study explains why

You must have come across this popular saying that early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise. However, the findings of a new study have questioned this popular saying.

A study that has examined more than 26,000 people from the UK Biobank website has found that people who wake up late have better cognitive scores and hence are more productive. The researchers at Imperial College London found that sleep has an effect on brain performance and ‘night owls’ generally tend to have higher cognitive scores.

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