據(jù)Quartz報(bào)道，喬治亞理工學(xué)院（Georgia Institute of Technology）的科學(xué)家最近發(fā)表的一篇研究論文顯示，一個(gè)人愛(ài)做白日夢(mèng)和大腦的強(qiáng)度與效率之間存在著一定的相互關(guān)系。

在研究中，研究對(duì)象被要求專(zhuān)注于一個(gè)固定的點(diǎn)五分鐘，同時(shí)用核磁共振成像儀器監(jiān)控他們的大腦。研究人員由此得出了每個(gè)人在休息時(shí)的腦電波基線數(shù)據(jù)。

然后，研究對(duì)象被要求完成一系列不同的任務(wù)，用于測(cè)量他們的專(zhuān)注度和智力。研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，基本上在需要高智商的測(cè)試中獲得高分的人，在做更簡(jiǎn)單的任務(wù)時(shí)會(huì)容易走神。

該篇論文的主要作者、博士候選人克里斯汀·古德溫對(duì)Quartz表示：“很聰明或者智商很高的人，在做一些非常容易的任務(wù)時(shí)，不需要使用大腦的最大能力就能取得很好的效果。但在更有挑戰(zhàn)性的任務(wù)當(dāng)中，或者進(jìn)行更深入的對(duì)話時(shí)，你可能仍需要保持專(zhuān)注?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently published a study that suggests a correlation between a person’s tendency to daydream and the strength and efficiency of their brain, reports Quartz.

In the study, individuals were asked to focus on a fixed point for 5 minutes, while their brains were monitored by an MRI machines. That gave researchers a baseline for that individual’s brain waves while at rest.

Afterwards, they were asked to complete a variety of different tests meant to measure attention and intelligence.In general, the researchers found that people who go high scores on tests that require high intelligence were also the same people who tended to let their mind wander when working with easier tasks.

“If you’re fairly smart or intelligent and you’re doing a fairly easy task, then you can perform at a high level, using less than the maximum capacity of your brain.” Christine Godwin, a PhD candidate and lead author on the paper told Quartz. “If it’s a more challenging task, a more in-depth conversation, you probably still need to pay attention.”