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Encouraging creativity

Why sleeping on it just might work

From the article:

From Coleridge's epic Kubla Khan to Mendeleyev's periodic table of elements, many artistic and scientific milestones seem to have sprung into being when their creators fell asleep.

A recent experiment designed by German neurologists at the University of Lubeck now provides scientific proof for the phenomenon.

I've found that showers help a lot too. After that, for me, comes bike rides, walks and long drives on Interstate highways.

See also:
Study may offer new clue to good memory. "A reduction in the level of a chemical during certain types of sleep allows the brain to replay activities, which helps fix memories, German researchers report."