Dreaming in the daytime benefits the brain!

Do you have a difficult problem to solve? Try dreaming in the middle of the day.

Contrary to the notion that daydreaming is a sign of laziness. According to a new study, it is actually possible to let the mind wandering here actually help parts of the brain involved in problem solving become positive.

Kalina Christoff of the University of British Columbia in Canada and colleagues put the study participants into a fMRI scanner where they performed simple routine activities such as pressing buttons when numbers appeared on the screen. form. The researchers tracked the attentiveness of participants through every move using a brain scanner, then took their narrative and followed up directly the activity in the study.

Until now scientists still believe that the brain's default network is linked to regular, simple mental activity, the only part that is always positive when our minds are not focused. But for the participants above, the brain's executive network involved in high-level complex problem-solving activities is also glowing.

The less people are aware that their brains are dreaming, the more powerful the two networks are.

Christoff said: 'This study shows that our brains are still active even when we daydream in the middle of the day, even more positively than when focusing on routine jobs'.

The study's findings are published in the May 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggesting that daydreaming is an important cognitive state when we can shift the focus of attention. Unconsciously from current activities to classify important issues in our lives.

Christoff said: 'When we let our minds wander, we may not achieve our immediate goals - for example, reading a book or concentrating in class - but our minds can take advantage this time to answer more important questions in my life, such as promoting career or personal relationships. '

This is an extremely interesting news because dreaming in the daytime can account for up to a third of our time when we wake up according to previous studies.

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