Raven Star Wallace

eLife assessment These are important findings that support a link between low-dimensional brain network organisation, patterns of ongoing thought, and trait-level personality factors, making it relevant for researchers in the field of spontaneous cognition, personality, and neuropsychiatry. While this link is not entirely new, the paper brings to bear a rich dataset and a well-conducted study, to approach this question in a novel way. The evidence in support of the findings is convincing.

Abstract The thoughts we experience in daily life have important implications for our health and well-being. However, it is often difficult to measure thoughts patterns outside of laboratory conditions due to concerns about the voracity of measurements taken outside of controlled laboratory conditions.