Post Numero 46

That's why good ideas come to me in the shower!

"Individuals who do a lot of freeway driving often get good ideas during those periods when they are in theta. Individuals who run outdoors often are in the state of mental relaxation that is slower than alpha and when in theta, they are prone to a flow of ideas. This can also occur in the shower or tub or even while shaving or brushing your hair. It is a state where tasks become so automatic that you can mentally disengage from them. The ideation that can take place during the theta state is often free flow and occurs without censorship or guilt. It is typically a very positive mental state. "

By the way...
MRI studies show that musicians who began studying music by age 8 have a larger corpus callosum than their non-musician buddies--up to 15% larger (Schlaug G, Jäncke L, Huang Y, Staiger JF, Steinmetz H. Increased corpus callosum size in musicians. Neuropsychologia 1995;33:1047-1055. )! (Basically, that just means their left and right sides of the brain are more connected).