Daydreaming



The brain is an electrochemical machine that processes through binary code - zeroes and ones that create patterns in which the viewer experiences vicariously.




Daydreaming is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists, however the characteristic that is common to all forms of daydreaming meets the criteria for mild dissociation. Read more





Daydreaming refocuses the mind away from emotions thus reducing stress

Daydreaming relaxes the mind much like meditation - eyes open or closed

As with meditation what one sees is guided by their emotions and fantasies

Daydreaming allows the brain to process issues and decision making

Your brain changes when you daydream

To daydream is to lose track of time and the environment around you

Everyone daydreams from time to time

The length of time for a daydream varies from person to person and situation to situation

Daydreaming can be spontaneous or planned, depending on one's experiences at a given moment.

You are not flighty if you daydream - simply processing




In the News ...





Daydreaming could serve a vital purpose we never knew about - rewiring the brain for memory and learning   Science Alert - December 19, 2023

It is a non-stimulated, dreamy state that scientists at Harvard think could have a similar effect to sleep, consolidating memories and improving learning.




Daydreaming is good: It means you're smart   Science Daily - October 24, 2017

A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that daydreaming during meetings isn't necessarily a bad thing. It might be a sign that you're really smart and creative. Those who reported more frequent daydreaming scored higher on intellectual and creative ability and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machine




Not all mind wandering is created equal   Science Daily - March 30, 2016

Most research looking at mind wandering has assumed that all mind wandering is inherently unintentional, but findings from a new study suggest otherwise: People frequently report zoning out on purpose, and the causes of this 'intentional' type of mind wandering can differ from the causes of unintentional mind wandering.




Daydreaming Really Works the Brain   Live Science - May 13, 2009
Contrary to the notion that daydreaming is a sign of laziness, letting the mind wander can actually let the parts of the brain associated with problem-solving become active, a new study finds. Kalina Christoff of the University of British Columbia in Canada and her colleagues placed study participants inside an fMRI scanner, where they performed the simple routine task of pushing a button when numbers appear on a screen. The researchers tracked subjects' attentiveness moment-to-moment through brain scans, subjective reports from subjects and by tracking their performance on the task.




'Daydreaming' brain is coma clue BBC - June 13, 2008
Researchers may have found a way to predict whether severely brain-damaged patients will regain consciousness. A part of the brain which can stay active even in severely brain-damaged patients could offer a clue about the chances of recovery, they claim.




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