Creativity and the Wandering Mind

Spontaneous and Controlled Cognition

Preiss, Cosmelli, Kaufman
Elsevier S&T
336 pages
ISBN-13: 9780128164006
July 2020

Creativity and the Wandering Mind: Spontaneous and Controlled Cognition summarizes research on the impact of mind wandering and cognitive control on creativity, including imagination, fantasy and play. Most coverage in this area has either focused on the negative consequences of mind wandering on focused problem solving or the positive effect of mindfulness, but not on the positive consequences of mind wandering. This volume bridges that gap.