Mind wandering is not an obstacle, but a functional component of human learning

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<p>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 impairs performance in...

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• Dopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32
• Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Memory Disorders
• Memory, Short-Term
• Mental Recall
• Receptors, Dopamine D2
• Verbal Learning

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Literature Corpus work

c320fb16-0cf6-5525-9f0d-a6ff21c5e2ec

DOI

10.31234/osf.io/akh9r_v1