Psychology
Task difficulty modulates the effect of mind wandering on phase dynamics
Z. Long, G. Northoff, et al.
Mind wandering weakens neural phase coherence—but only in easier tasks. Using thought probes across visual and motor tasks of varying difficulty, Zhengkun Long, Georg Northoff, and Xiaolan Fu found that decreases in intertrial phase coherence (ITPC) during mind wandering occur exclusively in less demanding conditions, suggesting phase coherence helps mediate the balance between internal and external cognition. Listen to the full audio to hear these neural insights from the authors.
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