Rachael Kee

A complexity-science framework for studying flow: using media to probe brain-phenomenology dynamics.

Neuroimage June 10, 2026 Fran Hancock, Rachael Kee, Fernando E. Rosas et al.

Consciousness spans a range of phenomenological experiences, from effortless immersion to disengaged monotony, yet how such phenomenology emerges from brain activity is not well understood. Flow, a phenomenological experience frequently elicited by interactive media, has drawn attention for its links to performance and wellbeing, but existing neural accounts rely on single-region or...