We want to give a big shoutout to the departments own Dr. Steve Smith for appearing in one of Scientific Americans more recent articles, "The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’". The article made reference to Dr. Smith and his collaborators research concerning achieving insight into solving illusive issues.
The passage articulates that if you take a break from a problem and do something completely unrelated, an "undemanding task" then you will be more likely to achieve some insight into how to solve your problem.
Scientific American is one of the most prestigious, well read scientific magazines in history. Boasting some of humanities greatest minds among its ranks, the likes of Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, it is no wonder that one of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences own should be counted amongst those referenced in its illustrious articles.