Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep.

Konkoly KR, Morris DJ, Hurka K, Martinez AM, Sanders KEG, Paller KA

DOI: 10.1093/nc/niaf067
Published: 2026
Container: Neuroscience of consciousness
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@article{allodium:10.1093/nc/niaf067,
  title = {Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep.},
  author = {Konkoly KR and Morris DJ and Hurka K and Martinez AM and Sanders KEG and Paller KA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neuroscience of consciousness},
  doi = {10.1093/nc/niaf067},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/nc/niaf067}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep.
AU  - Konkoly KR
AU  - Morris DJ
AU  - Hurka K
AU  - Martinez AM
AU  - Sanders KEG
AU  - Paller KA
PY  - 2026
JO  - Neuroscience of consciousness
DO  - 10.1093/nc/niaf067
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KR, K., DJ, M., K, H., AM, M., KEG, S., & KA, P. (2026). Creative problem-solving after experimentally provoking dreams of unsolved puzzles during REM sleep.. Neuroscience of consciousness. https://doi.org/10.1093/nc/niaf067

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