• One of the study’s participants asleep during the experimentMia Lux One of the study’s participants asleep during the experiment Mia Lux Your brain could be gently coaxed into working on complex problems while you sleep, making you better able to tackle them the next day. • Neuroscientists and psychologists are increasingly using sounds, touch, movement and, particularly, smells to influence the content of people’s dreams. • This dream engineering has shown promise forhelping smokers quit,treating chronic nightmaresand evenboosting creativity. • Read moreHow to take control of your dreams to boost learning and creativity Read more How to take control of your dreams to boost learning and creativity Advertisement Now,Karen Konkolyat Northwestern University in Illinois and her colleagues have shown it could also aid problem-solving. • The team recruited 20 self-identified lucid dreamers - people who are aware they are dreaming during a dream and can control the narrative - who attempted a series of puzzles while fully awake across two sessions in a sleep lab. • Each puzzle was paired with its own soundtrack, such as birdsong or steel drums.
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