- A new study suggests that night owls, such as Barack Obama, Winston Churchill, and Robbie Williams, could be sharper than morning people.
- People who are most active and alert in the evenings perform better at cognitive tests, according to researchers from Imperial College London.
- Data from the UK Biobank study found that night owls and those classified as ‘intermediate’ had superior cognitive function compared to morning people.
- People who got between seven and nine hours of sleep each night performed best on cognitive tests.
- Independent experts caution that while the research is solid, the presentation of the findings may be inaccurate and premature for policy interventions.
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