ES Finn - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The so-called resting state, in which participants lie quietly with no particular inputs or outputs, represented a paradigm shift from conventional task-based studies in human …
A primary aim of mind-wandering research has been to understand its influence on task performance. While this research has typically highlighted the costs of mind wandering, a …
ZC Irving, C McGrath, L Flynn, A Glasser… - … of Aesthetics, Creativity …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
People often seem to generate creative ideas during moderately engaging activities, such as showering or walking. One explanation of this shower effect is that creative idea …
AY Wong, SL Smith, CA McGrath, LE Flynn… - Contemporary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The “costs” of task-unrelated thought (often referred to as mind-wandering) on performance in educational contexts have received growing theoretical and empirical attention in the last …
Cognitive neuroscience has witnessed a surge of interest in investigating the neural correlates of the mind when it drifts away from an ongoing task and the external …
I Kawashima, T Hinuma, SC Tanaka - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mind-wandering (MW) is a universal human phenomenon and revealing its nature contributes to understanding consciousness. The ecological momentary assessment (EMA) …
Abstract People spend a remarkable 30–50% of their awake life thinking about something other than what they are currently doing. These experiences of being 'off-task'can be …
JWY Kam, AY Wong, RF Thiemann, F Hasan… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
There is a growing recognition that thoughts often arise independently of external demands. These thoughts can span from reminiscing your last vacation to contemplating career goals …
Our attention often drifts away from the ongoing task to task-unrelated thoughts, a phenomenon commonly referred to as mind wandering. Ample studies dedicated to …