University of California researchers reviewed nearly 200 neuroscience studies and found that mind-wandering is a member of a family of spontaneous-thought phenomena that includes creative thought and dreaming which can shed new light on mental disorders including depression, anxiety and ADHD.

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University of California researchers reviewed nearly 200 neuroscience studies and found that mind-wandering is a member of a family of spontaneous-thought phenomena that includes creative thought and dreaming which can shed new light on mental disorders including depression, anxiety and ADHD.