Uncovering the embodied dimension of the wandering mind
Leah Banellis, Niia Emilova Nikolova, Malthe Brandholdt, Melina Vejlø, Ignacio Rebollo, Nicolas Legrand, Francesca Fardo, Jonathan Smallwood, Micah Allen
The paper investigates body-wandering during rest, finding it linked to negative affect, autonomic arousal, and reduced social thoughts, while correlating with lower ADHD and depression symptoms.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 25, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience