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Review
. 2007 Jul;92(7):637-43.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.096156.

To sleep, perchance to enrich learning?

Catherine M Hill  1 , Alexandra M Hogan, Annette Karmiloff-Smith
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Review

To sleep, perchance to enrich learning?

Catherine M Hill et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

There is evidence that sleep enhances memory and learning. Childhood is a critical period for neurodevelopment, and minor but persistent disruption of sleep may have long-term implications for cognitive performance. Sleep is critical for health and is undervalued both in our 24 h society and in paediatric clinical practice. Paediatricians need to understand the neurodevelopmental consequences of poor quality sleep in children.

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