An early strain of research claimed that when we watch television, our brains mostly exhibit slow alpha waves—indicating a low level of arousal, similar to when we are daydreaming.

一项早期的研究表明，当我们看电视时，我们的大脑大多表现出缓慢的阿尔法波，这表明我们觉醒的程度较低，类似于我们做白日梦的时候。