Still Scrolling in Your Mind? How Slow, Steady Sound Restores Inner Calm
You’ve put your phone down. The screen is black. Yet your mind keeps flicking through thoughts—like an endless digital feed you didn’t ask for. This is not random distraction. It’s a conditioned neurological loop.
The culprit is the default mode network (DMN)—a brain system active during rest, daydreaming, and self-referential thoughts (Andrews-Hanna, Smallwood, & Spreng, 2014). But in our hyperconnected era, the DMN has become overstimulated, leading to persistent rumination, anxiety, and mental fatigue.