How Self-Generated Thought Shapes Mood—The Relation between Mind-Wandering and Mood Depends on the Socio-Temporal Content of Thoughts

Florence J. M. Ruby; Jonathan Smallwood; Haakon Engen; Tania Singer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077554

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How Self-Generated Thought Shapes Mood—The Relation between Mind-Wandering and Mood Depends on the Socio-Temporal Content of Thoughts

Florence J. M. Ruby ,

* E-mail: florence.j.m.ruby@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Smallwood,

Affiliations Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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Haakon Engen,

Affiliation Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Tania Singer

Affiliation Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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How Self-Generated Thought Shapes Mood—The Relation between Mind-Wandering and Mood Depends on the Socio-Temporal Content of Thoughts

Florence J. M. Ruby,
Jonathan Smallwood,
Haakon Engen,
Tania Singer

Published: October 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077554

About the Authors

Florence J. M. Ruby

* E-mail: florence.j.m.ruby@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Jonathan Smallwood

Affiliations Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Haakon Engen

Affiliation Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany

Tania Singer

Affiliation Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FJMR HE JS. Performed the experiments: FJMR HE. Analyzed the data: FJMR JS. Wrote the paper: FJMR HE JS TS.

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