Humans perform learned tasks better after sleep and recent research has uncovered that it appears to be the same for birds.
I read this interesting article today on the subject http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/01/12/tech-biology-bird-brain.html and wanted to share it with you. Let me know what you think.
I know it seems obvious but this article serves as a reminder to all who have children that we should encourage our children to lead active healthy lives. This recent study reaffirms what we have known that active children develop healthy sleeping habits.
The article I was reading can be found at http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/23/sleep-children-exercise.html. Let me know what you think.