Predicting lapses of attention with sleep-like slow waves
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23890-7
Abstract: Attentional lapses occur commonly and are associated with mind wandering, where focus is turned to thoughts unrelated to ongoing tasks and environmental demands, or mind blanking, where the stream of consciousness itself comes to a… read more here.
Keywords: attentional lapses; mind; mind wandering; sleep like ... See more keywords
Mind blanking is a distinct mental state linked to a recurrent brain profile of globally positive connectivity during ongoing mentation
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200511119
Abstract: Mind blanking (MB) is a waking state during which we do not report any mental content, challenging the view of a constantly thought-oriented brain. Here, we comprehensively characterize the MB’s neurobehavioral profile with the aim… read more here.
Keywords: mind blanking; state; mentation; profile ... See more keywords