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Predicting lapses of attention with sleep-like slow waves

Psychology

Predicting lapses of attention with sleep-like slow waves

T. Andrillon, A. Burns, et al.

Discover the intriguing neural mechanisms behind attentional lapses like mind wandering and blanking. This research by Thomas Andrillon, Angus Burns, Teigane Mackay, Jennifer Windt, and Naotsugu Tsuchiya reveals that local sleep-like activity in the awake brain underpins these common phenomena, offering new insights into our cognitive processes.

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Abstract
Attentional lapses, including mind wandering (MW) and mind blanking (MB), are common. This study investigated their neural mechanisms using behavioral, subjective, and neural data from healthy participants performing a Go/NoGo task. Spatially and temporally localized slow waves, characteristic of sleep onset, accompanied behavioral lapses and preceded MW and MB reports. Slow wave location differentiated between sluggish/impulsive behaviors and MW/MB. Results suggest attentional lapses share a common physiological origin: local sleep-like activity in the awake brain.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jun 29, 2021
Authors
Thomas Andrillon, Angus Burns, Teigane Mackay, Jennifer Windt, Naotsugu Tsuchiya
Tags
attentional lapses
mind wandering
mind blanking
neural mechanisms
Go/NoGo task
slow waves
local sleep activity

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