Mind wandering and attention

EEG markers of vigilance, task-induced fatigue and motivation during sustained attention: Evidence for decoupled alpha- and beta-signatures

The paper investigates EEG markers of vigilance, fatigue, and motivation during sustained attention tasks and identifies distinct neural signatures for each factor.

Oscillatory dynamics of sustained attention states

The paper identifies neural dynamics of sustained attention states using EEG data from a continuous performance task, finding reduced midfrontal theta oscillations during attention lapses.

Prior EEG marks focused and mind-wandering mental states across trials

The paper analyzes EEG and behavioral data to identify neural and cognitive markers of transitions between focused and mind-wandering states during a tone counting task.

Brain-Body Interactions Influence the Transition from Mind Wandering to Awareness of Ongoing Thought

This study investigates how brain-body interactions influence the transition from mind wandering to awareness of ongoing thought using EEG, ECG, and respiration data.

On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought

This study uses HD-tDCS to investigate how specific brain regions relate to different types of dynamic thoughts during mind wandering.

A Neural Signature of the Bias Towards Self-Focus

The paper identifies a neural signature in the default network that predicts self-focus and links it to maladaptive self-focus in internalizing disorders.

Individual variability in neural representations of mind-wandering

This study examines individual differences in neural representations of mind-wandering using dense sampling and functional MRI, finding both consistent and variable patterns across individuals.

Experience sampling reveals the role that covert goal states play in task-relevant behavior.

This study uses experience sampling to examine covert goal-relevant states during task performance, finding that fronto-parietal network activity is linked to better task performance.

Whole-brain deactivations precede uninduced mind-blanking reports

The paper investigates the neural correlates of mind-blanking without induction, finding deactivations in multiple brain regions and proposing a neuronal profile associated with the phenomenon.

Distinct Electrophysiological Signatures of Intentional and Unintentional Mind-Wandering Revealed by Low-Frequency EEG Markers

The paper identifies distinct low-frequency EEG markers that differentiate intentional and unintentional mind-wandering during a sustained attention task.

When self comes to a wandering mind: Brain representations and dynamics of self-generated concepts in spontaneous thought

This study uses fMRI to examine brain dynamics of self-generated concepts during spontaneous thought and links them to individual differences in negative affectivity.

Elsewhere or Blanked? Ongoing mental states are regulated by pupil-linked arousal and attentional style in healthy ageing

This study examines how attentional control and arousal regulate ongoing mental states in young and older adults, finding age-dependent differences in mind-wandering and mind-blank states.

Perceptual coupling and decoupling of the default mode network during mind-wandering and reading

The paper investigates how mind-wandering during reading affects neural coupling between the default mode network and visual regions, showing that decoupling impairs comprehension.

Introspection confidence predicts EEG decoding of self-generated thoughts and meta-awareness

This study decodes mind wandering and meta-awareness from EEG data and finds that introspection confidence correlates with decoding accuracy.

Spontaneous thought and microstate activity modulation by social imitation

This study shows that social imitation modulates spontaneous thought patterns and neural activity, correlating with oxytocin levels and behavioral states.

Pupillometry and the vigilance decrement: Task-evoked but not baseline pupil measures reflect declining performance in visual vigilance tasks

Nonlinear EEG signatures of mind wandering during breath focus meditation

This study uses nonlinear EEG complexity metrics to distinguish mind wandering from breath focus in novice meditators, finding reduced complexity during mind wandering.

Mind Wandering in Sensory Cortices

This study identifies that sensory cortices are activated during mind wandering, linking subjective sensory experiences to specific brain regions.

Stimulus degradation impairs performance in a rodent continuous performance test

This study shows that degraded stimuli impair performance in a mouse continuous performance test, mirroring human findings and supporting the translational value of the rodent model.

Predicting lapses of attention with sleep-likeslow waves.

The paper identifies sleep-like slow waves in the awake brain associated with attentional lapses, mind wandering, and mind blanking through behavioral and neural analysis.

Exploring patterns of ongoing thought under naturalistic and task-based conditions

The paper examines how ongoing thought patterns vary across tasks and individual affective styles, identifying four patterns and their contextual and personal influences.

Neural signatures of vigilance decrements predict behavioural errors before they occur

The paper uses MEG data to show that neural signatures of vigilance decrements can predict behavioural errors before they occur in a monitoring task.

Generalizable prediction of stimulus-independent, task-unrelated thought from functional brain networks

The paper develops a functional brain network model to predict stimulus-independent, task-unrelated thought across different populations and contexts.

Local sleep during mind-wandering enhances processes of spatial attention allocation

The paper investigates how mind-wandering during local sleep affects visual attention and finds that attentional selection improves despite reduced cortical processing of external stimuli.

The psychological correlates of distinct neural states occurring during wakeful rest

This study identifies two distinct neural states during wakeful rest using machine learning and links them to specific psychological features like problem-solving and negative rumination.

EEG alpha-theta dynamics during mind wandering in the context of breath focus meditation: an experience sampling approach with novice meditation practitioners

This study examines EEG theta-alpha oscillations during mind wandering in meditation, finding increased theta amplitude and decreased frequency, and decreased alpha amplitude with increased frequency during mind wandering.

Neurocognitive patterns dissociating semantic processing from executive control are linked to more detailed off-task mental time travel

A closer look at the timecourse of mind wandering: pupillary responses and behavior

This study examines pupillary responses during mind wandering episodes, finding systematic dilation after verbal cues that trigger self-reported mind wandering, but high variability in episode duration.

Two dominant brain states reflect optimal and suboptimal attention

The paper identifies two brain states during a sustained attention task, showing one is behaviorally optimal and the other suboptimal, and examines their modulation by motivation, mind wandering, and ADHD.

Hello, is that me you are looking for? A re-examination of the role of the DMN in off-task thought

The paper examines the role of the default mode network (DMN) in off-task thought by analyzing neural activity and self-reported experiences, finding no strong association with self or social content but suggesting a role in representing ongoing thought.