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Word: mendeleyev (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...beneficial to our mental as well as physical abilities is not new. Sleep has been considered important in a variety of cognitive faculties ranging from creativity (e.g. the dreams of August Kekulé, which led to the conception of a simple structure for benzene, and those of Dmitry Mendeleyev that initiated the creation of the periodic table of elements) all the way to emotional healing (e.g. the works of the Freudian doctrine). Recent times have brought about a renewed interest in the effects of sleep on the brain—namely that sleep is crucial for consolidating certain types...

Author: By Matthew Walker, | Title: Sleeping Brain, Learning Mind | 11/18/2003 | See Source »

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