tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post7802512096552223405..comments2024-03-02T03:24:43.931-05:00Comments on Advanced Analytic Techniques: Learning While You DreamKristan J. Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-82352373380064492202010-05-11T20:18:52.123-04:002010-05-11T20:18:52.123-04:00I agree with Julie above.
Most studies relating t...I agree with Julie above.<br /><br />Most studies relating to sleep have to do with getting into those stages where the brain organizes and consolidates the day's memories.<br /><br />I think it actually takes about 90 minutes to complete a full process. if the participants aren't allowed to finish that process, how are we to know if it really worked?<br /><br />It would be like studying how your computer performs when the disk is fully defragged, but not letting the defragging process to finish before you "check" it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-33687001836380194122010-05-07T20:23:41.556-04:002010-05-07T20:23:41.556-04:00That wasn't the purpose of the study, but they...That wasn't the purpose of the study, but they did encourage more investigation in that area. I would definitely take a couple minutes to check the article out if you are interested it's really only 1-2 pages long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-805809728338422822010-05-06T12:35:20.410-04:002010-05-06T12:35:20.410-04:00was there any mention in the article of the brain ...was there any mention in the article of the brain and how it is active while sleeping? or how sleep improves memory?mnapolitanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906061769939192253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-84184420346613812472010-05-06T12:13:23.937-04:002010-05-06T12:13:23.937-04:00I agree that emotional investment in helpful in pr...I agree that emotional investment in helpful in problem-solving, however the article details peoples' experience, and they clearly seem to be dreams. I think it is possible that this is why only 4 people reported dreaming about the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-50486541919101451152010-05-06T11:45:23.083-04:002010-05-06T11:45:23.083-04:00Sleep generally takes 90-110 minutes to go through...Sleep generally takes 90-110 minutes to go through all 5 stages (REM or dream stage is the fifth). http://www.sleepdex.org/stages.htm Considering the volunteers were woken up periodically in a 90 minute period, odds are they weren't really dreaming about the maze, rather, they were thinking about the maze. I agree that emotional involvement can help problem-solving (and hinder in some situations); however, I would attribute the improvement in maze times to thinking about the problem, not dreaming about it.Julie I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14867636371859907532noreply@blogger.com