Want to pass those exams? Take a break...

CRAMMING for exams does not work, it is claimed. New research shows taking breaks while studying helps us remember more.

German scientists used observations of mice to prove the benefits of the phenomenon known as the ‘spacing effect’, which says information is more effectively encoded into long-term memory when learning sessions are interspersed with long breaks.

The scientists, from the Max Planck Institute, published their study in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.