Péter Simor, Miha Likar, Teodóra Vékony et al.
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Mind wandering, the experience when attention drifts away from the current task and engages in spontaneous thoughts is generally labeled as a mental liability with a robust negative impact on cognitive performance. Despite its established cognitive costs, the potential benefits of mind wandering remain elusive. Nonetheless, an emerging line of studies suggest that although mind wandering...