Flexibility as the key for somatic health: From mind wandering to perseverative cognition

Biological Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-43

  Ottaviani, Cristina ^a,b   Shapiro, David ^c   Couyoumdjian, Alessandro ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Heart rate variability; Mind wandering; Perseverative cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DISTRACTIBILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIND WANDERING; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSEVERATIVE COGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FLEXIBILITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MIND WANDERING; PERSEVERATIVE COGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878695622     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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