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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Solving problems in your sleep?

So this morning the alarm went off and some talkradio show was being brodcasted. So as I was waking up(well kinda I was really awake already!)I listened to what the three people were talking about and here is the "jist" of it.

Apparently when you can't solve a problem there really is something to the saying "sleep on it" b/c your brain will solve the problem while you are sleeping. There was a group of scientists who put probes in rats brains and then took the rats through an elaborate maze, they found that when the rats were sleeping they would go through the maze again and find their way out. Interesting....

So...here's my question. Have you ever woken up and knew just what to do about something that you had been thinking about? I have. In fact I do it quite often. I come up with some of my best ideas while sleeping. I also know that my dad is the same way. Are we strange? Wait...don't answer that. But do answer the other question!!!

2 Comments:

Blogger Hollie said...

I don't think I have ever gone to bed with a problem and woke up the next day having the problem solved.
I have had something (or someone) wake me up in the middle of the night and I have a hard time falling asleep because my mind is running with different things.

Jul 25, 2007, 6:07:00 AM  
Blogger Beth said...

I have solved problems in my sleep, ran numbers through my head during my sleep(as far as bills and stuff), written poems,and thought about decorating my house. Not strange at all. :-)

Jul 25, 2007, 9:11:00 AM  

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