Does eye movement promote creativity?

Fluid movement and creativity.

Cognitive scientists describe creativity as fluid thought. Drawing from findings on gesture and embodied cognition, we hypothesized that the physical experience of fluidity, relative to nonfluidity, would lead to more fluid, creative thought. Across 3 experiments, fluid arm movement led to enhanced creativity in 3 domains: creative generation, cognitive flexibility, and remote associations. Alt...

Volatile anesthesia does not satisfy rapid eye movement sleep debt.

A common statement made to patients before they undergo a general anesthetic is, “We will watch you very carefully while you are asleep.” The relationship between states of sleep and anesthesia raises clinically relevant questions. For example, sleep deprivation enhances pain, worsens obstructive sleep apnea, impairs immune function, and contributes to cognitive decline. If a patient is sleep d...

Does Copyright Law Promote Creativity? An Empirical Analysis of Copyright’s Bounty

BRIEF REPORT Fluid Movement and Creativity

Cognitive scientists describe creativity as fluid thought. Drawing from findings on gesture and embodied cognition, we hypothesized that the physical experience of fluidity, relative to nonfluidity, would lead to more fluid, creative thought. Across 3 experiments, fluid arm movement led to enhanced creativity in 3 domains: creative generation, cognitive flexibility, and remote associations. Alt...

Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

• Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep was first identified by its most obvious feature: rapid eye movements occurring during sleep. In most adult mammals the electroencephalogram (EEG) of the neocortex is low in voltage during REM sleep. The hippocampus exhibits regular high-voltage theta waves throughout REM sleep. • The key brain structure for generating REM sleep is the brainstem, particularly th...