Researchers have examined that new born babies are better learners even when they are sleeping. They found that even though these infants awake fore few hours but their brain keep on working around the clock.

They considered that brain of infants are constantly working, adapting and adjusting to the physical world despite of its being in the sleeping mode.

Scientists have tested 26 one or two day old sleeping babies and found that their ability to absorb information around them never stops and they are better "data sponges". The experiment was conducted by experts at the University of Florida.

Researchers had played a jingle to all the 26 new born babies followed by a gentle puff of air to the babies' eyelids. They examine that after 20 minutes 24 of the babies respond to the jingle by squeezing their eyes shut in the anticipation of puff.

Dana Byrd, a psychologist, said, "We have found a special form of learning in sleeping infants which was not seen in sleeping adults".

Researchers claim that this is the first study of such kind which is examining sleeping infants, earlier many studies have been done on awaked babies. Finally it proves that sleeping infants are better learners, better 'data sponges'.

It was found that sleeping patterns of infants are different from that of older children or adults; they show more active sleep and their heart, brain waves and breathing rates also changed.

Researchers said that might be sleeping mode is more appropriate for infants to learn about the world.

The study has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Scientists claim that with the help of this study we can identify babies that are not developing properly such as those at risk of dyslexia or autism.