
The science of a wandering mind


science of mind-wandering, asking: What happens when our thoughts float freely, without any immediate focus to anchor them?
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
we also find a sub-network that helps us recall past events and imagine future ones, another that helps us navigate through space, and yet another that helps us interpret the words and actions of others. And these are the mental functions associated with mind wandering.
Robert Stickgold • When Brains Dream: Understanding the Science and Mystery of Our Dreaming Minds: Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep
Research on this has been done, as well. In a study titled, “Where the Eyes Wander: The Relationship Between Mind Wandering and Fixation Allocation to Visually Salient and Semantically Informative Static Scene Content,” a group of scientists attempted to observe how the mind orders and prioritizes visible information and how conscious we are of tha
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