FeaturedNeuroscience·April 25, 2025·4 min readWhat Makes Dreams Memorable? Study Reveals Three Key PredictorsNot everyone remembers their dreams, and a new study reveals why. Researchers found that dream recall is most strongly influenced by a person’s attitude toward dreams, their tendency to mind-wander, and specific sleep characteristics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2025·3 min readDaydreaming Helps: Mind Wandering Aids Unconscious LearningA new study finds that spontaneous mind wandering may actually boost learning during tasks that require minimal attention. Researchers recorded brain activity while participants completed a simple, low-effort learning task based on probability.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 11, 2024·5 min readAI Can Now Read Your DaydreamsResearchers developed methods to predict emotions in spontaneous thoughts using fMRI and machine learning. They crafted personalized narratives that participants read while their brain activity was monitored, aiming to decode the emotional dimensions of thoughts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2024·4 min readFrom Daydreams to Reality: Brain’s Alertness Mechanism UnlockedResearchers discovered how the brain transitions from daydreaming to alertness through activity in the dentate gyrus, also contributing to memory formation. This mechanism serves as the brain's method for realigning our cognitive focus to immediate realities and processing new information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 14, 2023·8 min readHow Daydreams Shape Our Brain’s Visual ResponseResearchers made a breakthrough in understanding how daydreaming affects the brain. By studying mice, they discovered that neurons in the visual cortex fire in patterns similar to when viewing actual images, indicating daydream-like activity.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2023·4 min readCOVID-19 Worries Influence Emotional Quality of DaydreamsA new study investigated the connection between COVID-19-related anxieties and the emotional content of daydreaming and nighttime dreaming. It found a significant correlation between daily COVID-19 worries and the emotional quality of daydreaming.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2022·5 min readYour Mind Wanders Because Your Brain WhispersDaydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 12, 2022·3 min readMaladaptive Daydreaming May Be a Better Diagnosis for Some Than ADHDStudy finds a subgroup of patients diagnosed with ADHD who would benefit more from a diagnosis of maladaptive daydreaming.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 8, 2021·4 min readWhat Is Daydreaming? Parts of the Brain Show Sleep-Like Activity When Your Mind WandersDaydreaming and mind-wandering appear to occur when parts of the brain fall asleep while other areas remain awake.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 29, 2021·3 min readDrug Relieves Persistent Daydreaming, Fatigue, and Brain Sluggishness in Adults With ADHDLisdexamfetamine, a drug known to stimulate brain activity, reduces symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in adults with ADHD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2021·5 min readWhy We’re So Bad at Daydreaming, and How to Fix ItWhen people were presented with a list of scenarios that were meaningful or enjoyable, they enjoyed thinking 50% more than when they were instructed to think about whatever they wanted.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 24, 2017·4 min readDaydreaming is Good – It Means You Are SmartA new study reveals people who report more frequent daydreaming scored higher on tests of intelligence and creativity. MRI scans also reveals more efficient brain systems for frequent daydreamers.Read More
