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0:00 / 30:34 Michael Corballis 'The wandering mind - giving the mind free rein' at Mind & Its Potential 2013

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1,668 views 12 0 Published on May 7, 2014 For more information on Mind & Its Potential, visit http://www.mindanditspotential.com.au/. Also take a moment to check out our Happy & Well blog http://www.happyandwell.com.au/ and subscribe to our newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/lnkcr76.

What happens when we give the mind (and brain) free rein? How much of the brain is active during mental wandering? What does such a mind state accomplish? What are the implications for our ability to think and connect to others?

Professor Michael Corballis, New Zealand, outstanding cognitive neuroscientist and science communicator; author of Pieces of Mind: 21 short walks around the human brain; Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland SHOW MORE Autoplay
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