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Mental Health. Be first. Want the best Mighty stories emailed to you? No, thank you. There was a problem with the address entered. Please try again. Follow Satviki on Instagram. Sign In Create Account. The discovery of "thought worms" can also help detect when one thought ends and another begins.

July 17, , am. Adriana Zamora. According to a university media release , researching this spontaneous thought can help test how our brain patterns and thoughts are influenced by external influences, from drinking a cup of coffee to watching a movie for a second time. In the future, the team plans to look at how cognitive dynamics "vary across the lifespan" and attempt to better understand how mentation rate—the time it takes for a person's thought to move on—relates to their individual personal qualities.

For example, our methods could possibly support early detection of disordered thought in schizophrenia, or rapid thought in ADHD or mania. We think the methods offer a lot of potential; we hope to make heavy use of them in our upcoming work. Read more. Newsweek magazine delivered to your door Unlimited access to Newsweek.