DAYDREAMING BOOSTS BRAIN FUNCTION.THE NEXT time somebody tells you that daydreaming is not good for you, ignore the advice. Research shows our brains are very active when we daydream. A study done at the University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. shows that activity in numerous brain regions increases when our minds wander. It also finds that brain areas associated with complex problem- solving -- previously thought to go dormant when we daydream -- are in fact highly active during these episodes. Mind wandering is typically associated with negative things like laziness or inattentiveness in·at·ten·tive adj. Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive. in  at·ten . But
this study shows our brains are very active when we daydream, much more
so than when we focus on routine tasks.
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