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Brainwave most likely to strike at 10.04pm - Telegraph

Citation added: October 20th, 2008, 4:12 pm
Brainwaves are least likely to strike in the afternoon, according to a survey that suggests office workers have little chance of solving problems after lunch.
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Important work can be done while daydreaming - The Boston Globe

Citation added: September 1st, 2008, 9:20 pm
Many scientists argue that daydreaming is a crucial tool for creativity, a thought process that allows the brain to make new associations and connections. Instead of focusing on our immediate surroundings - such as the message of a church sermon - the daydreaming mind is free to engage in abstract thought and imaginative ramblings. As a result, we're able to imagine things that don't actually exist, like sticky yellow bookmarks.
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Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - New York Times

Citation added: May 9th, 2008, 5:12 pm
When we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.
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Painting? I can’t turn it off - Times Online

Citation added: July 20th, 2007, 4:17 pm
The increased creative output may be partly because the brain is becoming less self-critical, no longer editing ideas out at an early stage...
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Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves

Citation added: July 10th, 2007, 11:48 pm
Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves - Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence by Clifford A. Pickover (Smart Publications, 2005)
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