If you have ever tilted your head to perceive a rotated image, or programmed a smartphone
to remind you of an upcoming appointment, you have engaged in cognitive offloading: the …

As empirical research on mind-wandering accelerates, we draw attention to an emerging
trend in how mind-wandering is conceptualized. Previously articulated definitions of mind …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

Highlights•Numerous neurocognitive factors contribute to sustained attention.•Attention
fluctuates alongside shifting arousal, effort, and resource allocation.•An information …

I seek an explanation for the etiology and the function of mind wandering episodes. My
proposal—which I call the cognitive control proposal—is that mind wandering is a form of …

Resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) reveals brain dynamics in a task-unconstrained environment as
subjects let their minds wander freely. Consequently, resting subjects navigate a rich space …

During the past two decades, self-control research has been dominated by the strength
model of self-control, which is built on the premise that the capacity for self-control is a …

What is your brain doing while your mind is wandering? This study used a within-subjects
experience-sampling design to test whether episodes of mind-wandering during a …

Even if mind wandering (MW) and mindfulness have traditionally been intended as separate
and antithetical constructs, the roles of these 2 mental states on creative behavior were …

Studies examining individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) have
suggested that low WMC individuals have particular deficits in attention control processes …