Snooze your way to high test scores

newscientist.com
heh the title sounds like spam huh?Now I know when i was napping during lectures I was merely trying to remember the maths formulas better!

"If you are trying to commit something to memory, take a nap. Even a short daytime snooze could help you learn.

A good night's sleep is known to improve people's ability to learn actions such as mirror writing. REM sleep, when most dreaming occurs, is thought to be particularly important."