The Committee of SleepDeirdre Barrett
The Committee of Sleep
by Deirdre Barrett · first published 2010
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Sleep is another form of cognition that can unlock other problem solving capabilities. See "The Committee of Sleep" by Deidre Barrett https://www.amazon.com/Committee-Sleep-Scientists-Athletes-S... for a number of well documented examples of scientists, engineers, artists, and others solving problems or unlocking…
on “Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming” ↗…to capture the thought immediately. There's a book on this topic, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/science/27dream.html "Using dream incubation for problem solving, Dr. Barrett, the author of “The Committee of Sleep,” which expanded on her initial research, asks patients to write down a problem as a brief phrase or sentence and place the note next to the bed. Then she tells them to review the problem for a few minutes…
on “Brain 'can classify words during sleep'” ↗