The Singular Mind

Night Owls Are More Creative Than All You "Morning People"

This makes me happy that I found this article the day after I stayed up all night just for kicks. Scientists have discovered that those people who tend towards the nocturnal life are generally more creative and extroverted than those who are "morning people." There are special cells in the brain that emit a signal to synchronize time in your body, and in morning folks it runs two hours ahead, but in night-time people it runs two hours behind.

"Being in a situation which diverges from conventional habit — nocturnal types often experience this situation — may encourage the development of a non-conventional spirit and of the ability to find alternative and original solutions," lead author Marina Giampietro and colleague G.M. Cavallera wrote in a study to be published in the February 2007 issue of Personality and Individual Differences.

I don't know what this new-found knowledge will do for me, but it sure is interesting. I am definitely a night person.

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posted by Jeremy @ 12:06 PM