 Mohir says: This insight paved the way for a new understanding of organic chemistry and earned Kekulé a title of nobility in Germany. Although most of us have not been ennobled, there is something undeniably familiar about Kekulé’s problem-solving method. Whether deciding to go to a particular college, accept a challenging job offer or propose to a future spouse, “sleeping on it” seems to provide the clarity we need to piece together life’s puzzles. But how does slumber present us with answers? The latest research suggests that while we are peacefully asleep our brain is busily processing the day’s information. It combs through recently formed memories, stabilizing, copying and filing them, so that they will be more useful the next day. A night of sleep can make memories resistant to interference from other information and allow us to recall them for use more effectively the next morning. And sleep not only strengthens memories, it also lets the brain sift through newly formed memories, possibly even identifying what is worth keeping and selectively maintaining or enhancing these aspects of a memory. When a picture contains both emotional and unemotional elements, sleep can save th... Sleeping on it really works. I took a book keeping course in college a million years ago. Sometimes I couldn't get my books to balance. I went to bed got a good nights sleep, got up in the morning straight to my books and went straight to where the mistake was. Worked every time. 2 simple things gleaned from todays clips: lotsa sleep and daily sun....sounds good to me  60 Minutes just did a great segment on this. They are researching now about the nature of sleep and specifically the deep sleep needed where you get into the delta wave patterns. They've found that lack of sleep can cause all sorts of issues including raised blood sugar leading to diabetes. Fascinating. "it also lets the brain sift through newly formed memories, possibly even identifying what is worth keeping and selectively maintaining or enhancing these aspects of a memory " think an interesting question here might be, what exactly 'knows' what is worth keeping ? and how such a selection been done ? 2 simple things gleaned from todays clips: lotsa sleep and daily sun....sounds good to me , yes, i could live with tht |
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