Wandering minds and wavering rhythms: Linking mind wandering and behavioral variability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Seli, Paul ^a   Cheyne, James Allan ^a   Smilek, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metronome response task; Mind wandering; MRT; Tuned out; Variability; Zoned out

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878954084     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030954     Document Type: Article

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