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Wandering minds: the default network and stimulus-independent thought.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Mason MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1821121 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Wandering minds: the default network and stimulus-independent thought.

Mason Malia F MF   Norton Michael I MI   Van Horn John D JD   Wegner Daniel M DM   Grafton Scott T ST   Macrae C Neil CN  

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20070101 5810

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 i  ...[more]

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