“We pay a high price for this ingenious neural machinery, though, because the default mode network is responsible for mind-wandering. “Experience sampling”—which involves asking people about their mood and thoughts at random moments throughout the day—suggests that our minds wander… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“The last refuge of the Self, perhaps, is “physical continuity.” Despite the body’s mercurial nature, it feels like a badge of identity we have… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“One of the most surprising findings to emerge from neuroscience in recent years is that rather than responding in real time to the vast… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“College students were instructed to sit by themselves for up to fifteen minutes in a sparsely furnished, unadorned room and “entertain themselves with their… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“Research suggests that up to 30 percent of us will have daytime hallucinatory experiences sometime during our lives, and somewhere between 20 and 40… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“We pay a high price for this ingenious neural machinery, though, because the default mode network is responsible for mind-wandering. “Experience sampling”—which involves asking… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
