Despite previous research that has suggested evening types have superior verbal intelligence, a new study seems to indicate that the early bird really does get the worm.
may have higher verbal intelligence compared to night owls, according to new research that challenges previous studies on the subject.
However, once researchers accounted for factors like bedtime and age, they found the opposite to be true in that "morning types tend to have superior verbal ability,"Dr. Stuart Fogel, a cognitive neuroscientist, professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Psychology, and researcher at the Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research.
The study included more than 60 participants who were of a wide range of ages and were screened to rule out sleep disorders and other confounding factors. The participants also wore a monitoring device to measure activity levels and their cognitive abilities — such as verbal, reasoning, and short-term memory — were tested at the completion of the study.
"Sex differences have also been found to be associated across chronotypes, as Morning Type is generally more common among females and Evening Type is more common among males," the authors wrote.
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