Experts from the University of St. Louis in the United States have concluded that lounging is sometimes beneficial. Before that, scientists conducted a study. They recruited volunteers: one group was busy, and the other was idle. The first, where the volunteers had to do a lot of things in a short period of time, showed absent-mindedness, forgetfulness and poor concentration. Rosbalt writes about it.
The group of “idlers” has activated the work of the brain. “The activity in the nodes of the network is synchronized, that is, all parts of the network of the passive mode of the brain start to act in concert,” and the neurons “shoot” action potentials, “the study says.
Scientists emphasized that good thoughts and non-standard ideas often come to people during their holidays.