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Most notably, identifying a trigger for a mind-pop in the surrounding environment or even in previous thoughts is extremely difficult—they seem to come out of nowhere.

When she searched databases of research papers for mind-pops, she found almost no mention of such unannounced, seemingly arbitrary memories—except in the studies of George Mandler, currently an emeritus of professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego, who coined the term "mind-pop."

In each case, she carefully searched her mind and her surroundings for a cue—something that might have triggered the mind-pop.

Although Kvavilashvili had difficulty identifying cues in her current thoughts or immediate surroundings, in nearly half the cases she determined that she had encountered something directly related to a particular mind-pop a few hours or days earlier.