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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Study shows how napping at the right time can be used to unlock creativity

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People are most likely to come up with creative solutions to problems after a very short nap, according to a new study that may lead to new ways of boosting creativity and treating nightmare-related stress.

Researchers from MIT and the Harvard Medical School said the creative mind is “particularly fertile” during the phase when one is drifting between sleep and waking – a state known as sleep onset.

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