A new research taken over by Harvard researchers states that people who have dreams about the work they have just practiced before the nap, gives a memory boost to the task on awakening.

The people who do not dream about the task and rather get dreams about something else, do not encounter the recall in comparison to their counterparts. The research was published in the Current Biology. The conclusion of the study does not apply to those who do not sleep and stay awake.

Task related dreams enhances the work more and lets you develop more ideas. According to Stickgold, who led the study, the memory-fortifying brain processes enhances the capability of the memory.

The study concentrated on the dreams occurring during the non–rapid eye movement. Few previous studies have shown an association between chemical and electrical activity and how it positively affects the learning process in rats and people. Study has not been done during the rapid eye movement which comprises of bizarre dream elements.

Approximately 99 students were analyzed, who were after a virtual maze task and was urged to sleep or indulge in quite activities. Robert Stickgold said, “I was startled by this finding”.