Judy Skatssoon
ABC Science Online
We're smarter and more creative lying down than standing up, says a researcher who believes this helps to explain Archimedes' Eureka moment.
Dr Darren Lipnicki from the school of psychology at the Australian National University (ANU) found that people solve anagrams more quickly when they are on their backs than on their feet.
He says his research, which will be published in the journal Cognitive Brain Research, relates to how neurotransmitters are released.
Lipnicki tested 20 people, who were asked to solve 32 five-letter anagrams, such as 'osien' and 'nodru' while standing and lying down.
"I found anagrams were solved more quickly lying down than standing up," he says.
"[Often] the solution just pops into the mind similar to the 'aha' or 'Eureka' experience associated with large-scale creative breakthroughs.
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