What happens in your brain when you 'lose yourself' in fiction

ScienceDaily
Mar 15, 2021, 1:21 pm115 pts
If you count yourself among those who lose themselves in the lives of fictional characters, scientists now have a better idea of how that happens. Researchers found that the more immersed people tend to get into 'becoming' a fictional character, the more they use the same part of the brain to think about the…

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