Diana Tamir
@dianatamir.bsky.social
Psych Professor at Princeton studying how brains think about people. https://psnlab.princeton.edu/
(4/5) Spontaneous thoughts also prioritize current concerns (here, COVID). But, instead of jumping when content dips too low, they jump when it's highest. This pattern was strongest for people with the greatest concern. We’re still trying to figure out what this pattern means.
July 3, 2024 at 2:41 PM
(4/5) Spontaneous thoughts also prioritize current concerns (here, COVID). But, instead of jumping when content dips too low, they jump when it's highest. This pattern was strongest for people with the greatest concern. We’re still trying to figure out what this pattern means.
(3/5) If memory optimization is a goal of spontaneous thought, thoughts should jump when episodic detail dips too low. This is exactly what we find. The first thought in a new cluster then contains a lot of detail. Subsequent thoughts decrease in detail until the next jump.
July 3, 2024 at 2:41 PM
(3/5) If memory optimization is a goal of spontaneous thought, thoughts should jump when episodic detail dips too low. This is exactly what we find. The first thought in a new cluster then contains a lot of detail. Subsequent thoughts decrease in detail until the next jump.