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Re: "Cognitive queueing" (was: Typing versus Handwriting)

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From: George Emery
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1989 16:10
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In article <1752@scubed.UUCP> warner@s3dawn.UUCP (Ken Warner) writes:
>Maybe this is reflective of how much of who-knows-what neuro-transmitter is
>available.  Does sleep allow for the replentishment of neuro-transmitters?
>Maybe we have all the information we need to come to a solution but don't have
>the gas to put it together and present it to ourselves.  After sleep we have
>the juice--all the pieces are there and kerplunk, it fits together. 

This approach doesn't explain why we also get lots of ideas just before
we go to sleep.  I think the "garbage collecting" approach is closer to
the truth.  We're trying to relax and the garbage in our minds is sorted
through, good stuff kept and the klunkers thrown out.  With all this
floating around, a strange brew can result and ideas which were previously
disconnected become linked in new ways.  How many times have you dreamed
about unrelated things and upon waking had them linked throughout the day?

George Emery     ...!tektronix!sequent!crg3!george
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From: george@sequent.UUCP (George Emery)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: "Cognitive queueing" (was: Typing versus Handwriting)
Keywords: "Aha!" method
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Date: 21 Jun 89 16:10:44 GMT
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