What is daydreaming? Parts of the brain show sleep-like activity when your mind wanders
- Written by Thomas Andrillon, Chercheur en neurosciences à l'ICM, Inserm
Our attention is a powerful lens, allowing our brains to pick out the relevant details out of the overwhelming flow of information reaching us every second.
However, scientists estimate we spend up to half our waking lives thinking about something other than the task at hand: our minds are wandering. This is striking considering the...
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