Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM sleep
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 16:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. The findings may have important implications for how sleep, specifically REM sleep, fosters the formation of associative networks in the brain.