Women Need More Sleep Hours Than Men, Why ?

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - A study found that women tend to need more sleep than men because the brain is complex. The researchers found that women take sleep 20 minutes longer than men, since women's brains work harder during the day.

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Studies conducted in the UK have tested 210 participants consisting of men and women at midlife.

"One of the primary functions of sleep is to allow time for repairs on the brain," said the study's author, Jim Horne, as reported by the Independent.

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Horne who also served as Director of the Center for Research and Sleep Research at Loughborough University was also explained that during sleep, part of the cortex in the head to stop connected to the nerve.

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"When sleeping soundly, the cortex is the part of the brain responsible for memory, language and other things, not connected with the nerves and into the repair mode," he said.

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He said the number of hours of sleep needed women also depends on the complexity and intensity of brain activity for a full day.

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According to him, the more a person uses the brain in one day, then the brain needs more time to improve. In other words, time to sleep longer.

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"Women tend to do a lot of work as well. That means they use their brains more than men. Hence, the need for women to sleep very big," he said.

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However, Horne also said, that the men who work in an environment that is complex and involves decision making also tend to require more sleep than men usually.

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Studies about sleep also found that women who experience lack of sleep will have some psychological effects such as feelings of anxiety, depression, and irritability.