They also had a greater capacity to think conceptually as well as analytically. Such abilities have been linked to innovative thinking, more prestigious occupations and better incomes.

Famous night owls include President Obama, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Keith Richards and Elvis Presley.

George W Bush, who is regularly in bed by 10pm, Thomas Edison, Napoleon, Condoleezza Rice, who wakes at 4.30am, and Ernest Hemingway are among those known as larks.

Jim Horne, professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University, said: ‘Evening types tend to be the more extrovert creative types, the poets, artists and inventors, while the morning types are the deducers, as often seen with civil servants and accountants.’

A previous study of US Air Force recruits found evening types were much better at thinking laterally to solve problems than larks.

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老话说，早睡早起使人健康、富裕、聪慧。

但研究者称，那些早睡早起的人并不是总能占上风。

研究人员揭示，夜猫子一般比早起的人更聪明，也更富有。

马德里大学的专家在约1000名青少年当中开展了测试，发现那些喜欢熬夜的青少年表现出与显赫工作和高收入相关的才智。

然而，早起的人通常能取得更好的考试成绩，这可能是因为上课的时间不适合夜猫子。

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