Cardiac and ocular correlates of mind wandering in meditators and non-meditators during a sustained attention to response task
Current Psychology August 1, 2026 Sara Sorella, Alessio Matiz, Luca Chittaro et al.
Abstract Mind wandering refers to spontaneous shifts of attention from ongoing tasks to unrelated thoughts. Evidence shows that such shifts are characterized by behavioral and physiological changes, such as heart rate and eye blinks. However, previous findings on cardiac changes during mind wandering are mixed, and little is known about whether mindfulness experience and acceptance-related...