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Recent advances in the neuroscience of spontaneous and off-task thought: implications for mental health

Psychology

Recent advances in the neuroscience of spontaneous and off-task thought: implications for mental health

A. Kucyi, J. W. Y. Kam, et al.

People spend 30–50% of awake life off-task; this review synthesizes neuroscience advances linking spontaneous thought and mind-wandering to the default mode network, hippocampal memory processes (sharp-wave ripples, replay), and neuromodulatory systems, and explores how distinct brain states relate to adaptive or maladaptive mental health outcomes and new avenues for personalized biomarkers and therapies. This research was conducted by Aaron Kucyi, Julia W. Y. Kam, Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna, Kalina Christoff, and Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli.

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