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All In The Mind
What happens when our minds wander?
Dec 25, 2022
Guest Professor Moshe Bar, Cognitive Neuroscientist, discusses the creative potential of mind-wandering and its impact on mood. The podcast explores the relationship between mind-wandering and the brain's default mode network, memory's role in preparing for the future, and the benefits of broad range mind-wandering for fostering creative thinking. It also delves into improving mood through broadening thinking and the practice of mindfulness in observing and controlling thoughts.
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- Mind-wandering is a constructive process that allows for self-representation, theory of mind, associative thinking, and the generation of simulations and plans for the future.
- Memory plays a crucial role in mind-wandering, allowing the brain to generate predictions, simulate alternatives, and create imagined scenarios that help navigate uncertain situations.
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The Default Mode Network and Mind-Wandering
Neuroscientist Professor Moshe Bar discusses the discovery of the default mode network, a network of brain regions that are active when the brain is at rest. He explains that mind-wandering is a function of this network and highlights the importance of mind-wandering as a constructive and productive process. Mind-wandering allows for self-representation, theory of mind, associative thinking, and the generation of simulations and plans for the future.
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