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SUBMITTER: Henriquez RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4749381 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Henríquez Rodrigo A RA Chica Ana B AB Billeke Pablo P Bartolomeo Paolo P
PloS one 20160210 2
Mind-wandering is the occasional distraction we experience while performing a cognitive task. It arises without any external precedent, varies over time, and interferes with the processing of sensory information. Here, we asked whether the transition from the on-task state to mind-wandering is a gradual process or an abrupt event. We developed a new experimental approach, based on the continuous, online assessment of individual psychophysical performance. Probe questions were asked whenever resp ...[more]