Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa Talk
af Elizabeth Powderly
1. Mindwandering is not a waste of time
1.1. at random
1.2. Default mode
1.3. Letting mind wander is good at generating creative insight
2. Attention as saliency from a perception perspective
2.1. Selective attention
2.1.1. "Bottleneck approach"
2.2. Attention continuum
2.3. Attention bias
2.3.1. Threatening messages get across faster
2.4. Attention Deficit Disorder
2.5. Attention Span
2.6. Attention Networks
3. We can only handle one high cognitive load at a time
3.1. You cannot multi-task with things that are high cognitive loads
3.2. You can rehearse and practice to reduce this cognitive load
3.2.1. e.i folding laundry while talking on phone
4. How does technology change the brain?
4.1. Rarely able to mind wander because we are always on our phones
5. Risk and Protective Factors
5.1. Need to find individual balance of using technology to obtain information and using own imagination to discover new ideas
6. Effects of not Mindwandering
6.1. Low Creativity
6.2. Less Inventions
6.3. Problem Solving
6.4. Less Collaboration
7. Author of Neuromyths:The Five Pillars of the Mind.
8. Heuristics
8.1. mental shortcuts that your brain makes
8.2. the reason we write things down
8.2.1. helps to trigger memory
9. You have a finite amount of energy
9.1. Brain is always trying to save energy
9.2. Looks for certain shortcuts
9.2.1. "What do I already know about this?"