be a genius like Edison, all you need is a nap and a noisy object! Who knew that dropping things could lead to groundbreaking ideas?
Thomas Edison used partial naps to plunder this rich seam of inspiration, known as hypnagogia, or ‘N1’.
Sixteen of the 103 participants cracked the code before they were given the chance to have a break and to sleep. They were excluded from the rest of the analyses. Of those that remained, 83% solved the challenge after up to 20 minutes of this hypnagogic rest,
“Sleep is often seen as a waste of time and productivity,” says Delphine Oudiette, final author of the study. “By showing that it is in fact essential to our creative performance, we hope to reiterate its importance to the public.”
What is daydreaming? New research suggests parts of your brain might actually be asleep
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep,
the stage of sleep when most dreams occur. Whereas
