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Are sleep and dreams the key to learning? - Barking up the wrong tree

Do you feel your skills improve after some sleep?

5:23 AM Aug 07 2012

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Good: "Those who slept eight hours, meanwhile, solved the task 17 percent faster. But that wasn’t all. The subjects who figured out the hidden, easy solution to the puzzle completed each set approximately 70 percent faster than their peers..."

Better: "If you can’t get in a full night’s sleep, you can still improve the ability of your brain to synthesize new information by taking a nap."

Best: "Letting astronauts sleep for as little as fifteen minutes markedly improved their cognitive performance."

9:24 PM Aug 07 2012

Not an answer to the question, just a relevant SF novel:

http://www.amazon.com/Sheep-Look-Up-John-Brunner/dp/B005RUOF72/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344621644&sr=1-3&keywords=the+sheep+look+up

It's not a great novel, but it's a good read, and leaves you wishing for a "what if".

11:01 AM Aug 10 2012

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I like things that leave me wishing for "what if".

9:39 PM Oct 13 2012

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