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Old adage ‘sleep on it’ is true — but only if it’s a really difficult problem, study shows
October 12, 2012 by NewsBot
A new study has found that sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution. The study tested whether sleep or time spent awake worked best in helping people find the solutions to a range of problem solving tasks.