School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
The Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2020 Mar;24(3):184-199. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.12.015. Epub 2020 Feb 6.
We all have our varying mental emphases, inclinations, and biases. These individual dispositions are dynamic in that they can change over time and context. We propose that these changing states of mind (SoMs) are holistic in that they exert all-encompassing and coordinated effects simultaneously on our perception, attention, thought, affect, and behavior. Given the breadth of their reach, understanding how SoMs operate is essential. We provide evidence and a framework for the concept of SoM, and we propose a unifying principle for the underlying cortical mechanism whereby SoM is determined by the balance between top-down (TD) and bottom-up (BU) processing. This novel global account gives rise to unique hypotheses and opens new horizons for understanding the human mind.
我们都有不同的心理重点、倾向和偏见。这些个体倾向是动态的，因为它们会随着时间和环境的变化而改变。我们提出，这些不断变化的心理状态（SoMs）是整体的，因为它们同时对我们的感知、注意力、思维、情感和行为产生全面协调的影响。鉴于它们的广泛影响，了解 SoMs 是如何运作的至关重要。我们提供了 SoM 概念的证据和框架，并提出了一个统一的原则，用于解释 SoM 是如何由自上而下（TD）和自下而上（BU）处理之间的平衡决定的。这种新颖的全局解释产生了独特的假设，并为理解人类思维开辟了新的视野。
