# Mind wandering and attention

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 | t13219 |
| Works | 69 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 69.

- [Narcolepsy onset is seasonal and increased following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in china](https://scholariq.org/papers/narcolepsy-onset-is-seasonal-and-increased-following-the-2009-h1n1-pandemic-in/)
- [Virtual reality treatment versus exposure in vivo: a comparative evaluation in acrophobia](https://scholariq.org/papers/virtual-reality-treatment-versus-exposure-in-vivo-a-comparative-evaluation-in/)
- [Psychometric analysis of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R21: results from a large diverse sample of obese and non-obese participants](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychometric-analysis-of-the-three-factor-eating-questionnaire-r21-results-from/)
- [All in the mind's eye? Anger rumination and reappraisal.](https://scholariq.org/papers/all-in-the-mind-s-eye-anger-rumination-and-reappraisal/)
- [Concomitant loss of dynorphin, NARP, and orexin in narcolepsy](https://scholariq.org/papers/concomitant-loss-of-dynorphin-narp-and-orexin-in-narcolepsy/)
- [Models of sustained attention](https://scholariq.org/papers/models-of-sustained-attention/)
- [A longitudinal study of beginning reading achievement and reading self‐concept](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-longitudinal-study-of-beginning-reading-achievement-and-reading-self-concept/)
- [The incidence of narcolepsy in Europe: Before, during, and after the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic and vaccination campaigns](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-incidence-of-narcolepsy-in-europe-before-during-and-after-the-influenza-a/)
- [Identification of the hikikomori syndrome of social withdrawal: Psychosocial features and treatment preferences in four countries](https://scholariq.org/papers/identification-of-the-hikikomori-syndrome-of-social-withdrawal-psychosocial/)
- [Construct Validity of the Stroop Color-Word Test: Influence of Speed of Visual Search, Verbal Fluency, Working Memory, Cognitive Flexibility, and Conflict Monitoring](https://scholariq.org/papers/construct-validity-of-the-stroop-color-word-test-influence-of-speed-of-visual/)
- [Cortical Thickness Abnormalities in Late Adolescence with Online Gaming Addiction](https://scholariq.org/papers/cortical-thickness-abnormalities-in-late-adolescence-with-online-gaming/)
- [Transdiagnostic mechanisms in depression and anxiety: The role of rumination and attentional control](https://scholariq.org/papers/transdiagnostic-mechanisms-in-depression-and-anxiety-the-role-of-rumination-and/)
- [Mind wandering and driving: responsibility case-control study](https://scholariq.org/papers/mind-wandering-and-driving-responsibility-case-control-study/)
- [The Link Between Creativity, Cognition, and Creative Drives and Underlying Neural Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-link-between-creativity-cognition-and-creative-drives-and-underlying-neural/)
- [Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Pediatric Narcolepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-symptoms-in-pediatric-narcolepsy-a/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Models of sustained attention](https://scholariq.org/papers/models-of-sustained-attention/)
- [Mind wandering and driving: responsibility case-control study](https://scholariq.org/papers/mind-wandering-and-driving-responsibility-case-control-study/)
- [Mind-blanking: when the mind goes away](https://scholariq.org/papers/mind-blanking-when-the-mind-goes-away/)
- [Feelings of the future](https://scholariq.org/papers/feelings-of-the-future/)
- [Enhancing Player Experience in Game With Affective Computing](https://scholariq.org/papers/enhancing-player-experience-in-game-with-affective-computing/)
- [Problematic gaming: the role of desire thinking, metacognition, and the Proteus Effect](https://scholariq.org/papers/problematic-gaming-the-role-of-desire-thinking-metacognition-and-the-proteus/)

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