Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime

First off - I am not sure where this should go - it is an article in Scientific American - but starts out about somebody going into a 3-month meditation retreat and spans very much territory afterwards.

Going into the scientific history of what has been thought and found about the function of several modes of down-time, not only sleep or dreams..

There are very many links going off from the article too - I am yet to follow them all..

So please - dear moderators, who might have an idea as to where it fits better - move it on over!




The article mentions the Default Mode Network (DMN) in a way, which is a bit controversial to another study I read - this one:

Mindfulness Inhibits Implicit Learning — The Wellspring of Bad Habits

Right - a lot of stuff - if you go into all the links esp. - but - enjoy!