

Major depression (MD) is associated with deficits in selective attention. The answers to these questions will catalyze a greater understanding of the brain’s unique responses to optimal experiences. The growing neuroscientific research addressed in this paper proposes exciting discoveries targeted at answering questions on the neural correlates of flow. Future studies should include validation of claims regarding the behavioral outcomes associated with activation/deactivation of key hubs for flow in the brain. The paper proposes that the difficulties associated with measuring the neurophysiological correlates of multiple sub-systems/networks associated with flow states could be avoided by adopting the lens of complexity theory and disaggregating flow into attentional and motivational processes. It was found that there is no conclusive evidence for the neuroscience of flow, as neuroimaging studies demonstrate contradictory findings on key brain hubs for flow that vary according to the activity being performed during flow. This study sought to summarize what is known about neuroscientific literature on flow by mapping findings from existing neuroscientific literature to explain psychological claims regarding flow experiences. Ø, Ullén, F., Wright, J., & Sadlo, G., 2016), and attempts to provide evidence of changes in neural activity in response to participation in flow. Empirical research demonstrating neural correlates of the flow state has developed over the past decade (Harmat, L., Andersen, F.

Flow is a state of deep absorption when individuals are able to function at their optimal capacity and tackle challenging endeavors with ease (Csikszentmihalyi, 1996).
