National Geographic’s website has an interesting article on the effects of napping and dreaming. Participants in a recent study showed a 40% improvement on creativity based word problems after taking a 90 minute nap which included a REM period. Nappers that had no REM period and those that didn’t take a nap showed no improvement. See the full article here: Dreams Make You Smarter, More Creative, Studies Suggest
Notes From a Dreamer …
on dreaming (and whatever else captures my attention)
