An off the subject topic, but as a firm believer that the afternoon siesta is truly beneficial in restoring the body, the researchers have come to the same conclusion. The folks at LiveScience.com report that Matthew Walker, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley has co-authored a study showing that volunteers in a study who napped scored higher on memorization tests following the siesta. Now I think I have a good excuse for the wife when she asks what i’m doing on the couch, I can just tell her go read this.