Pupillometric evidence for the decoupling of attention from perceptual input during offline thought.

Accumulating evidence suggests that the brain can efficiently process both external and internal information. The processing of internal information is a distinct "offline" cognitive mode that requires not only spontaneously generated mental activity; it has also been hypothesized to requi...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Smallwood, Kevin S Brown, Christine Tipper, Barry Giesbrecht, Michael S Franklin, Michael D Mrazek, Jean M Carlson, Jonathan W Schooler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21464969/?tool=EBI