# Mind wandering and attention

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/mind-wandering-and-attention-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 252,376 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the neuroscience of mind wandering, attention lapses, and cognitive failures. It delves into the neural correlates, default network, executive system contributions, sustained attention, and the impact of boredom proneness on self-generated thought. The research also investigates the neurocognitive consequences and functional connectivity within intrinsic brain networks related to mind wandering. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13219 |
| Works | 21,245 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Ronald C. Kessler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ronald-c-kessler/)
- [Trevor W. Robbins](https://scholariq.org/researchers/trevor-w-robbins/)
- [Arnold B. Bakker](https://scholariq.org/researchers/arnold-b-bakker/)
- [Roy F. Baumeister](https://scholariq.org/researchers/roy-f-baumeister/)
- [Chris Frith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/chris-frith/)
- [Simon Baron‐Cohen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/simon-baron-cohen/)
- [James J. Gross](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-j-gross/)
- [Wilmar B. Schaufeli](https://scholariq.org/researchers/wilmar-b-schaufeli/)
- [Jim van Os](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jim-van-os/)
- [R. S. J. Frackowiak](https://scholariq.org/researchers/r-s-j-frackowiak/)
- [Pim Cuijpers](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pim-cuijpers/)
- [Mark D. Griffiths](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-d-griffiths/)

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