http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/listener-essay-retreat <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">&nbsp;Dan New is a combat Vietnam Veteran and an artist who loves to write and photograph as expression of his life.</span></p><p> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:00 +0000 Dan New 65378 at http://wamc.org http://wamc.org/post/researchers-say-daydreaming-aids-high-function-brain-activity <p>A recently released study says that daydreaming may actually be beneficial to high-level brain activity. WAMC&rsquo;s Melissa Bunning reports.…</p><p>Contrary to popular belief, our brains are functioning at higher levels when our minds wander.&nbsp; Dr. Jonathan Schooler of the University of California, Santa Barbara, explains&hellip;…</p><p>Schooler, and Kalina Christoff of the University of British Columbia, took functional magnetic resonance images, or fMRI scans, of subjects as they were instructed to press a button when numbers appeared on a screen.</p> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:20:00 +0000 Melissa Bunning 44041 at http://wamc.org