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

Rebecca J Compton1, Dylan Gearinger2, Hannah Wild2

  • 1Department of Psychology, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA, 19041, USA. rcompton@haverford.edu.

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