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The wandering mind oscillates: EEG alpha power is enhanced during moments of mind-wandering

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Compton, Rebecca J., Gearinger, Dylan, Wild, Hannah·2019·Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience

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What is your brain doing while your mind is wandering? This study used a within-subjects experience-sampling design to test whether episodes of mind-wandering during a demanding cognitive task are associated with increases in EEG alpha power. Alpha refers to cyclic oscillations in EEG activity at 8-12 Hz, and has been previously correlated with internally rather than externally directed cognition. Participants completed a speeded performance task with more than 800 trials while EEG was recorded. Intermittent experience-sampling probes asked participants to indicate whether their mind was wandering or on-task. Participants reported mind-wandering in response to approximately half of the probes. EEG alpha power was significantly higher preceding probes to which participants reported mind-wandering, compared with probes to which participants reported being on task. These findings imply that dynamic changes in alpha power may prove a valuable tool in studying momentary fluctuations in mind-wandering.

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Authors: Compton, R. J., Gearinger, D., & Wild, H.
Affiliations: Haverford College (US)
Corresponding author: Compton, Rebecca J.
ORCID: Compton, Rebecca J.
Wild, Hannah
Venue: Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2019-09-09
Volume: 19
Issue: 5
Pages: 1184-1191
ISSN: 1530-7026 (ISSN-L)
1531-135X
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-019-00745-9
OpenAlex: W2972400339
Cited by: 168
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 2
FWCI: 9.29
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation (1632584)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Keywords: mind wandering, EEG alpha power, alpha oscillations, task performance, ecological momentary assessment
MeSH terms: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Alpha Rhythm, Attention, Brain, Cognition, Female, Humans, Male, Thinking, Stroop Test

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