> The researchers found that the participants who spent at least 15 seconds in the N1 stage had an 83% chance of discovering the hidden rule, compared with a 30% chance for those who remained awake.
"The only difference between the two groups is one minute," Oudiette said. That's "kind of a spectacular result." But if the participants drifted into N2 sleep, the effect disappeared.
Why don't they say what the rate was for people in N2 sleep? Presumably it's more than the 30% chance, but less than the 83%?
"The only difference between the two groups is one minute," Oudiette said. That's "kind of a spectacular result." But if the participants drifted into N2 sleep, the effect disappeared.
Why don't they say what the rate was for people in N2 sleep? Presumably it's more than the 30% chance, but less than the 83%?