The meditating brain is an orchestra, and attention is the conductor. When you're focused on your breath, all instruments play in harmony. But suddenly, a thought-cello plays a false note: that's mind wandering. An experienced conductor doesn't panic: they instantly catch the dissonance and gently guide the orchestra back to the main melody — the breath.

Scientists built a computer model of this process. It simulates three layers: neural networks as 'musicians' (sensory systems), thought generators as 'notes,' and a conductor module, meta-awareness, that decides what to pay attention to. When the brain's prediction doesn't match reality, entropy appears — a measure of chaos. The conductor, like a spectroscope (a device that isolates the main frequency from noise), restores order.

An unexpected finding of the model: experts' minds wander just as often as beginners'. But their conductor is trained to notice the discrepancy more quickly and corrects it smoothly, without jerks. This simulation is a bridge between personal experience and neuroscience, paving the way for personalized attention training in the future.