Using caffeine as a chemical means to induce flow states

N Reich, M Mannino, S Kotler - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Flow is an intrinsically rewarding state characterised by positive affect and total task
absorption. Because cognitive and physical performance are optimal in flow, chemical …

Video games and disability—a risk and benefit analysis

HJ Kuo, M Yeomans, D Ruiz, CC Lin - Frontiers in Rehabilitation …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Over the past decades, video games have become a substantial part of the
entertainment industry. While ubiquitous, video game participation remains low among …

Distinguishing happiness and meaning in life from depressive symptoms: A GWAS‐by‐subtraction study in the UK Biobank

LP de Vries, PA Demange… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (meaning in life) well‐being are negatively related to
depressive symptoms. Genetic variants play a role in this association, reflected in substantial …

[HTML][HTML] The role of executive functions in mediating the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and hyperfocus in university students

MG Pimenta, RK Gruhnert, ABM Fuermaier… - Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Hyperfocus, a state of intense, narrow and prolonged attentional focus, has
been associated with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in both …

A trans-diagnostic investigation of attention, hyper-focus, and monotropism in autism, attention dysregulation hyperactivity development, and the general population

P Dwyer, ZJ Williams, WB Lawson… - Neurodiversity, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The monotropism hypothesis posits that hyper-focus on interests is core to autistic cognition;
moreover, hyper-focus is common in attention dysregulation hyperactivity development …

Hyper‐focus, sticky attention, and springy attention in young autistic children: Associations with sensory behaviors and cognitive ability

P Dwyer, A Sillas, M Prieto, E Camp… - Autism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The autistic‐developed monotropism account suggests that atypical, domain‐general
attentional hyper‐focus on interests is a central aspect of autism, but domain‐general …

The experience of effort in ADHD: a scoping review

D Wagner, SG Mason, JD Eastwood - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Mental effort plays a critical role in regulating cognition. However, the
experience of mental effort may differ for individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity …

Accidental Thinking: A Model of Serendipity's Cognitive Processes

W Ross - Review of General Psychology, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Serendipity captures the interaction between a skilled human agent and a fortuitous event in
the environment. Although it features in many stories of invention and discovery, its …

Discovering Accessible Data Visualizations for People with ADHD

T Tran, HN Lee, JH Park - Proceedings of the CHI Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
There have been many studies on understanding data visualizations regarding general
users. However, we have a limited understanding of how people with ADHD comprehend …

Is P3 amplitude associated with greater gaze distraction effect in schizotypy?

Z Li, S Zhao, J Yang, T Murai, S Funahashi, J Wu… - Schizophrenia …, 2024 - Elsevier
A recently proposed “Hyperfocusing hypothesis” suggests that schizotypy is associated with
a more narrow but more intense way of allocating attention. The current study aims to test a …