A wandering mind is a forgetful mind: A systematic review on the influence of mind wandering on episodic memory encoding

P Blondé, JC Girardeau, M Sperduti… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, mind wandering has received increased interest in the field of
cognitive neuroscience. Despite the strong links between attention and memory, its effect on …

13 The Scientific Study of Passive Thinking: Methods of Mind-Wandering Research

S Murray, ZC Irving, K Krasich - Neuroscience and philosophy, 2022 - books.google.com
Chances are, at some point when you're reading this, your eyes will move across the page
while your mind is elsewhere. This is likely true even if you really want to stay focused on …

Extracting blinks from continuous eye-tracking data in a mind wandering paradigm

J Hollander, S Huette - Consciousness and Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
Mind wandering is a universal phenomenon in which a person's attention decouples from
stimuli within their current environment. Researchers have sought objective, less disruptive …

[HTML][HTML] A Driving Simulator Study to Examine the Impact of Visual Distraction Duration from In-Vehicle Displays: Driving Performance, Detection Response, and …

Z Liang, Y Wang, C Qian, Y Wang, C Zhao, H Du… - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This research explores the impact of visual distraction duration from multifunctional in-car
displays on driver safety. Utilizing a driving simulator and eye-tracking technology, this study …

Attentional fluctuations and the temporal organization of memory

M Jayakumar, C Balusu, M Aly - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Event boundaries and temporal context shape the organization of episodic memories. We
hypothesized that attentional fluctuations during encoding serve as “events” that affect …

Examining the effect of expected test format and test difficulty on the frequency and mnemonic costs of mind wandering

SJ Laursen, JD Wammes… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Mind wandering, generally defined as task-unrelated thought, has been shown to constitute
between 30% and 50% of individuals' thoughts during almost every activity in which they are …

Ambient and focal attention during complex problem-solving: preliminary evidence from real-world eye movement data

Y Guo, S Pannasch, JR Helmert… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Time course analysis of eye movements during free exploration of real-world scenes often
reveals an increase in fixation durations together with a decrease in saccade amplitudes …

Using gaze for behavioural biometrics

A D'Amelio, S Patania, S Bursic, V Cuculo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
A principled approach to the analysis of eye movements for behavioural biometrics is laid
down. The approach grounds in foraging theory, which provides a sound basis to capture …

Elucidating the difference between mind-wandering and day-dreaming terms

H Shimoni, V Axelrod - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Self-generated thoughts have been widely investigated in recent years, while the terms
“mind-wandering” and “day-dreaming” are usually used interchangeably. But are these …

Mind wandering on command

AB Safati, TH Carr, CJ Lowe, D Smilek - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Three experiments (N= 336) examined whether participants can systematically adjust levels
of mind wandering on command. Participants performed four blocks of the metronome …