Abstract
I Think, Therefore I Am (Unhappy)
Highlights
Knowledge about the negative effects of mind wandering has been available for a long time in various religious traditions, in particular in Buddhism
Is there neuroscientific evidence that mindfulness training reduces neural activations associated with mind wandering? Recent fMRI studies support this assumption
Compared to the controls experienced meditators reported less mind wandering during the meditation periods and the main nodes of the default mode network, medial prefrontal and posterior cingulate cortex, were deactivated across all meditation types
Summary
Knowledge about the negative effects of mind wandering has been available for a long time in various religious traditions, in particular in Buddhism. Is there neuroscientific evidence that mindfulness training reduces neural activations associated with mind wandering? Mind wandering was found to be associated with activations in so-called default mode brain areas (Mason et al, 2007; Christoff et al, 2009; Stawarczyk et al, 2011; Hasenkamp et al, 2012).
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