 According to a review of over 9,000 submitted doodles, nearly 2/3 of respondents recalled doodling when in a "tense or restless state" as a means to reduce those feelings.Scientists believe that doodling's stress relieving properties arise from the way that the act of doodling engages with the brain's default mode network.Doodling is often incorporated into art therapy, allowing its users to slow down, focus and de-stress.