According to a study from the University of Illinois in Chicago, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol might actually make people better at coming up with creative solutions to problems.
According to a study from the University of Illinois in Chicago, drinking a moderate amount of alcohol might actually make
people better at coming up with creative solutions to problems.
Researchers gave study subjects puzzles to solve along with a bagel to eat and a cranberry vodka cocktail to drink.
When the subjects’ blood alcohol levels were around .075, they worked on Remote Associate Test puzzles, and the results showed that after drinking, the subjects finished the puzzles faster, and were better at solving the ones that required creative thinking.
First study author Andrew Jarosz, a graduate student from the University of Illinois in Chicago said: “ We’re not going to argue ‘smarter’ or ‘intelligence’ or anything like that.. In some cases, it’s beneficial. Is it beneficial in all cases? N
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