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Daniel M. Wegner
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 168
Citations - 36638
Daniel M. Wegner is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Action (philosophy) & Thought suppression. The author has an hindex of 76, co-authored 168 publications receiving 34165 citations. Previous affiliations of Daniel M. Wegner include University of Virginia & Georgetown University.
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Wandering Minds: The Default Network and Stimulus-Independent Thought
Malia F. Mason,Michael I. Norton,John D. Van Horn,Daniel M. Wegner,Scott T. Grafton,C. Neil Macrae +5 more
TL;DR: It was demonstrated that mind-wandering is associated with activity in a default network of cortical regions that are active when the brain is “at rest” and individuals' reports of the tendency of their minds to wander were correlated with activity on this network.
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Ironic processes of mental control.
TL;DR: A theory of ironic processes of mental control is proposed to account for the intentional and counterintentional effects that result from efforts at self-control of mental states.
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Transactive Memory: A Contemporary Analysis of the Group Mind
TL;DR: The most influential theory of group behavior that has ever been developed is currently in disfavor as discussed by the authors, which is the theory of the group mind, and it became so widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries that almost every early social theorist who contributed to modern social psychology held a similar view.
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The Illusion of Conscious Will
TL;DR: Wegner as mentioned in this paper argues that the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain and that it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality.
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Paradoxical Effects of Thought Suppression
TL;DR: In this paper, subjects verbalizing the stream of consciousness for a 5min period were asked to try not to think of a white bear, but to ring a bell in case they did.