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Mind-wandering as spontaneous thought: a dynamic framework

20161,365 citationsReview

Authors

Kalina Christoff · University of British Columbia

Zachary C. Irving · University of California, Berkeley

Kieran C. R. Fox · University of British Columbia

R. Nathan Spreng · Cornell University

Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna · University of Colorado Boulder

Topics & Keywords

Mind wandering and attention Sleep and Wakefulness Research Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Volume 17, Issue 11, pp. 718-731

DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2016.113

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 53.79

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