Wandering minds in sleep and wakefulness: Attention, consciousness, self

这个项目的目的是发展一个理论的走神。我们有意识的生活中有很大一部分是在走神：注意力周期性地从当前的任务上移开，通常我们没有注意到。这挑战了健康成年人通常意识到并能够控制他们的思维过程的假设。该项目将使用认知神经科学，睡眠和梦的研究和心灵哲学，以发展一个理论的思想漫游在睡眠-觉醒周期和跨学科的方法，其调查。预期的结果是理解自发思维及其与注意力、意识和自我的关系。这可能会为与心理健康和睡眠障碍有关的重要问题带来新的启示。

This project aims to develop a theory of mind wandering. A large portion of our conscious lives is spent mind wandering: attention periodically drifts away from current tasks, often without our noticing. This challenges the assumption that healthy adults are normally aware of and able to control their thought processes. This project will use cognitive neuroscience, sleep and dream research and philosophy of mind to develop a theory of mind wandering across the sleep-wake cycle and an interdisciplinary methodology for its investigation. The anticipated outcome is understanding of spontaneous thought and its relationship to attention, consciousness and the self. This potentially throws new light on important issues relating to mental health and sleep disorders.