dreaming

is a kind of theater in which we're able to solve problems more effectively than when we are awake problem-solving outcomes were better for the subjects who dreamed.

Deirdre Barrett suggests dreams are a kind of theater in which we're able to solve problems more effectively than when we are awake partly because the dreaming mind makes connections more quickly than the waking mind does. This idea is based in part on experiments she did where people were asked to solve problems while 'sleeping on them.' The problem-solving outcomes were better for the subjects who dreamed.

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