Locked out of the Now

Neurotech@Berkeley
10 min readJan 23, 2023

The Neuroscience of the fleeting nature of our mind. From intrusive thoughts to repetitive thoughts: how our evolution and the default mode network can work against our attempts to live in the present moment.

Humans are the only known animals whose minds are not confined to time or space. While you might physically be sitting at your desk, your mind can be reliving any moment in your life or visualizing any version of your…

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