Let me sleep on it: Creative problem solving enhanced by REM sleep
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 07:00
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...
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