Open AccessDoodling: The artistry of the roving metaphysical mind
Author(s) -
Sharat Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of mental health and human behaviour/journal of mental health and human behaviour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-1897
pISSN - 0971-8990
DOI - 10.4103/0971-8990.182097
Subject(s) - boredom , subconscious , connotation , recall , set (abstract data type) , psychology , sign (mathematics) , aesthetics , conversation , social psychology , cognitive psychology , communication , computer science , art , philosophy , linguistics , medicine , mathematical analysis , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , programming language
A doodle is a simple drawing that is usually made to pass the time during a boring meeting, classroom lecture, or a prolonged telephonic conversation. Almost everyone has seen a doodle somewhere and many people have made such drawings. Doodling may not be of much interest to the general public as it is perceived to be a sign of disinterest, inattentiveness, or reverie. However, the act of doodling is of enduring interest to scientists as they believe that doodling research might actually reveal significant insights about the functioning of the subconscious mind. The widely held misconception about doodling as being just a way to ease one's boredom is all set to change since the findings of some recent researchers have shown that doodling might actually aid one's memory and recall performance. We hope that this review will instigate further research into this hitherto uncharted domain so that the real connotation of this seemingly mundane act can be decisively established