Revisiting consciousness: Distinguishing between states of conscious focused attention and mind wandering with EEG.
Consciousness and Cognition April 19, 2022 M. R. Dias da Silva, Ó. Gonçalves, D. Branco et al.
Fluctuating between external conscious processing and mind wandering is inherent to the human condition. Past research showed that in tasks requiring sustained attention, mind wandering episodes in which attention is directed internally constrain conscious processing of external stimuli. Conversely, conscious processing of internal stimuli is enhanced during mind wandering. To investigate this,...