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IT really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions
to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.T really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.T really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.Famous chemist Friedrich Kekule realised benzene had a ring structure after dreaming of a spinning snake biting its own tail.
| Period | 13/10/2012 |
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IT really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.T really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.T really does pay to “sleep on it” when it comes to problem solving.
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping us solve tough questions, according to new research.
Experts at Lancaster University say that if you are struggling for an answer, the best thing is to go to bed and get a decent rest.
Their study, published in the journal Memory & Cognition, tested whether sleep or time awake worked best in finding the solutions to a range of tasks.
Participants attempted easy and difficult verbal problems and, after 12 or 24 hours including sleep, or 12 hours awake, returned to those that were unsolved as well as new problems.
The study found the sleeping group solved more previously unsolved difficult problems than the group which stayed awake.
There have been famous examples of how sleep can help.Famous chemist Friedrich Kekule realised benzene had a ring structure after dreaming of a spinning snake biting its own tail.
| Title | Daily Express |
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| Media name/outlet | Online Newspaper |
| Primary Media type | Web |
| Duration/Length/Size | Express.co.uk |
| Date | 13/10/12 |
| Producer/Author | Jo Wiley |
| Persons | Padraic Monaghan, Thomas Ormerod |