The next time you wake up with a solution that seemed impossible the night before, consider thanking your dreams. A new study ...

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Got a problem? Science says you should sleep on it.

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage ...

New research from Northwestern University suggests that dreams may play a more active role in creative problem-solving than previously demonstrated.

NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long.