Mind-wandering as spontaneous thought: a dynamic framework

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 17, 718 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.113

Authors: Kalina Christoff, Zachary C. Irving, Kieran C. R. Fox, R. Nathan Spreng & Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna
Most research on mind-wandering has characterized it as a mental state with contents that are task unrelated or stimulus independent. However, the dynamics of mind-wandering — how mental states change over time — have remained largely neglected. Here, we introduce a dynamic framework for understanding

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - September 21, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Kalina Christoff Zachary C. Irving Kieran C. R. Fox R. Nathan Spreng Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna Tags: Review Source Type: research