The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought: Mind-Wandering, Creativity, and Dreaming

ISBN-13: 9780190464745 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 632 str.

Kieran C. R. Fox; Kalina Christoff

Opis

This Handbook is the first of its kind to bring together views from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, history, education, contemplative traditions, and clinical practice to explore the ubiquitous but poorly understood mental phenomena that we collectively call 'spontaneous thought,' including mind-wandering, daydreaming, insight, creative thinking, and dreaming.

Recenzje

The range of topics is formidable... Some of my favorite chapters-for instance, one on spontaneous mental experiences in extreme and unusual environments (like spaceflight or conditions of sensory deprivation)-are quirky and nontraditional, but they are afforded a welcoming context in this pluralistic volume. Aaron Kozbelt, Academic Studies Press

O autorze

Kieran C.R. Fox studied neuroscience, philosophy, and world religions during his undergraduate degree at McGill University. He used functional neuroimaging to study the cognitive neuroscience of meditation and spontaneous thought during his Masters and PhD at the University of British Columbia, working with Dr. Kalina Christoff. Currently, he is using intracranial electroencephalography to pursue these lines of research in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University, working with Dr. Josef Parvizi. Kalina Christoff is a Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her work focuses on understanding human thought, using a combination of functional neuroimaging (fMRI), behavioral testing, and theoretical work.