The Science of Mind Wandering: Empirically Navigating the Stream of Consciousness
three crucial things that are happening during mind-wandering.
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So we sit and focus our attention on our breathing. But before long, the challenge becomes obvious. The human mind is an unpredictable and wildly creative creature that seems to have a life of its own. It produces an astonishing array of content, images, phrases, memories, emotions, and insights. Sometimes that content is inspiring and intelligent,
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Essentially, the DMN is responsible for brain activity when a person is focused inward, including during wakeful rest, daydreaming, mind-wandering, and reminiscing. It allows us to carry out self-referential processing, or the ability to reflect on ourselves.
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during mind-wandering, your mind will—Nathan said—engage in “mental time-travel,” where it roams over the past and tries to predict the future.