1 Minute Lecture: does lazing around make you smart? (Grete Arro)

It has been know for a while, that even when we do nothing,
our brains are not resting. Our brains have a so-called default mode network
which activates when we seemingly take a rest. Scientists who study learning have understood that this mode is essential for learning.

Grete Arro, Tallinn University's researcher explains how lazing around and letting your brain to get in diffuse thinking can be very useful.