People need to sustain focused attention to achieve goals. Yet, attention often lapses, as minds wander towards task-unrelated thoughts. The conventional way to study such shifts in attention is ...

Our thoughts fluctuate dynamically, driven either by external stimuli and tasks (on-task thoughts) or drifting to task-unrelated contents (off-task thoughts or mind wandering). Although research has ...

Have you ever found yourself thinking about loved ones during a boring meeting? Or going over the plot of a movie you recently watched during a drive to the supermarket? Mind wandering is often used ...