Scientists have to date thought that the brain's "default network" - which is linked to easy, routine mental activity and includes the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC), the posterior cingulate cortex and the temporoparietal junction - is the only part of the brain that is active while a person's mind wanders.

However, the latest study has shown that the brain's "executive network" - associated with high-level, complex problem-solving and including the lateral PFC and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex - also gets activated while people daydream.

"This is a surprising finding, that these two brain networks are activated in parallel. Until now, scientists have thought they operated on an either-or basis - when one was activated, the other was thought to be dormant," says Christoff.

So i can carry on Daydreaming!

thank the High Ones i'm an incurable natural born Dreamer!!!

...i knew there must a a good reason why daydreaming is more fun than 'focusing on routine tasks'....