Wandering Minds: The Default Network and Stimulus-Independent Thought

  • Malia F. Mason
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
  • Michael I. Norton
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
  • John D. Van Horn
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
  • Daniel M. Wegner
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
  • Scott T. Grafton
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
  • C. Neil Macrae
    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.

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<jats:p>Despite evidence pointing to a ubiquitous tendency of human minds to wander, little is known about the neural operations that support this core component of human cognition. Using both thought sampling and brain imaging, the current investigation demonstrated that mind-wandering is associated with activity in a default network of cortical regions that are active when the brain is “at rest.” In addition, individuals' reports of the tendency of their minds to wander were correlated with activity in this network.</jats:p>

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  • Science

    Science 315 (5810), 393-395, 2007-01-19

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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