Sudies  show that, in tests that measure general intelligence (the so-called G factor), night owls obtain higher scores than their morning counterparts.

Despite this advantage in intelligence and the fact that their inductive reasoning capacity seems to be superior, nocturnal people tend to achieve worse academic and work performances .

The reason for this is that they’re forced to perform in their less functional hours. In addition, they’re suffering from significantsleep deprivation.