Story highlights Our brains are active with spontaneous emotion when at rest, according to a new studyStudy author: Scans for emotions could help those with anxiety, depression and other disorders(CNN) When you think you're letting your mind wander for a few minutes, your brain is actually lighting up with a range of emotions, according to a new study. Researchers at Duke University's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience asked study participants to rest and think about nothing in particular while inside a scanner, like patients would for an MRI. They observed the peaks and dips of spontaneous emotions passing through the brain like clouds. While at rest, study participants experienced different emotions as they let their minds wander. But in certain cases, people are socialized not to reveal how they feel, such as male war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, he said.

Source: CNN October 06, 2016 12:56 UTC