Daydreaming has amnesiac effect and a way to explore inner experiences

Daydream

Daydreaming is something we all do.  We look back to something that stood out for us, then when we "wake up," we find we struggle for a few moments to"wake up" and remember what we were doing just before the daydream. That behavior of not remembering for a short period of time after a daydream is common.

As children, when we were caught daydreaming, it was then the teacher would ask us what the class had been discussing.  And we cannot remember.  Now we know the reason why.