Sleep on it: How the brain processes many experiences

Re:Sleep on it: How the brain processes many experiences – e... by tzs on Monday September 02, 2024 @12:50PM (#41426932)

I do the same with the NYT crossword puzzles. The puzzle for a day is released at 10 pm NY time (except the Sunday and Monday puzzles are released 4 hours earlier) the day before, which is 7 pm in my time zone.

I start the puzzle at the end of my day. If I get stuck and cannot finish it before I fall asleep, probably 95% of the time when I take a look again sometime the next day I immediately see answers to several of the things I was stuck on and finishing the puzzle goes smoothly.

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Re:Sleep on it: How the brain processes many experiences – e... by Terr_ on Monday September 02, 2024 @01:40PM (#41427338)

Was that because your mind was working on it in the background, or because a reset in state allowed the next attempt to find new paths?

I wonder if it would be possible to make a study to someone distinguish between those, like where the control group gets REM sleep and the experimental group gets some kind of anesthesia. Is there a difference on how well each group does "returning" to a puzzle, compared to working on a fresh one?

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Re:Sleep on it: How the brain processes many experiences – e... by taneq on Monday September 02, 2024 @08:05PM (#41429857)

Server reset is at 4am and that's when your action points reset. :D

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