Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
All-nighter disclosure
Each month I will post something on the blog pertaining to a particular subject, and this month the theme is "intellectual growth." Part of your intellectual growth is receiving a good night of sleep, so below I have posted a study regarding the adverse effects of all-nighters.
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Harvard Medical School researchers have found that people who stay up all night after learning and practicing a new task show little improvement in their performance. And the study suggests that no amount of sleep on the following two nights can make up for the toll taken by the initial all-nighter.
"Our research shows that you need sleep that first night if you want to improve on a task," says Robert Stickgold, Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
"We think that getting that first night's sleep starts the process of memory consolidation," says Stickgold. "It seems that memories normally wash out of the brain unless some process nails them down. My suspicion is that sleep is one of those things that does the nailing down."
You can find the complete article here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001122075125.htm
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Welcome to E!
I hope you all had enjoyable summer breaks. My name is Fiona and I will be the Community Assistant (CA) of E for the year. As your CA, I am available to help you with anything you may need throughout the year, so please do not hesitate to contact me.
When you arrive in your apartment, you will find some information sheets to answer any move-in questions you may have. You will also find a set of T-pins inside a small envelope, which are to be used when hanging items on the walls. If you find any damages in your room, please report them on the link below. Trust me, you want to do this to avoid fines.
Good luck moving in!
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