The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought
Mind-Wandering, Creativity, and Dreaming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19005022 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Kalina Christoff (0000-0003-2841-8647), Kieran C R Fox (0000-0002-6923-4580) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 632 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190464745.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4231035549 |
| Open Library | OL30594741M |
| ISBN | 9780190464745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
Where do spontaneous thoughts come from? It may be surprising that the seemingly straightforward answers, “from the mind” or “from the brain,” are in fact an incredibly recent, modern understanding of the origins of spontaneous thought. For nearly all of human history, our thoughts—especially the most sudden, insightful, and important—were almost universally ascribed to divine or other external sources. Scientific understanding of spontaneous thought has progressed by leaps and bounds in recent years, but big questions still loom: What, exactly, is spontaneous thought? How does the human brain generate, elaborate, and evaluate its own spontaneous creations? And why do spontaneous thoughts feature so prominently in mental life? This volume brings together views from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, history, education, contemplative traditions, and clinical practice in order to begin to address the ubiquitous, yet still mysterious, spontaneous workings of the mind. The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought is the first book of its kind to bring such highly diverse perspectives to bear on answering the what, why, and how of spontaneous mental phenomena
Contemplation · Epistemology · Free will · LEAPS · Metaphysics · Philosophy of mind · Psychoanalysis · Spontaneous order · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Cognition · Creative thinking · Thought and thinking
How Do Children “Think outside the Box”? Fluid Intelligence and Divergent Thinking
From Inner Speech to Mind-Wandering
Mental action
Consciousness in sleep
Mind-wandering
Creativity on tap 2
Self model and selflessness
Spontaneous Mind Wandering and Smartphone Use
The Human Body is the Collective Unconscious
Psychedelics, Meditation, and Self-Consciousness
Toward a neurocognitive framework of creative cognition
Perceptual Representations and the Vividness of Stimulus-Triggered and Stimulus-Independent Experiences
What’s in a Task? Complications in the Study of the Task-Unrelated-Thought Variety of Mind Wandering
Self-caught reports of dreaming and mind wandering in a naturalistic environment
Managing Your Muse
Conscious application of creativity dynamics as an approach to the formation and appreciation of literary creativity
Off-task thinking among adults with and without social anxiety disorder
Vigilance and mind wandering
Sleeping poorly is robustly associated with a tendency to engage in spontaneous waking thought
States of mind
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |