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wandering

wandering Wandering, in this packet’s sense of mind wandering, is a shift in thought away from the demands of a current purposeful activity.

Wandering, in this packet’s sense of mind wandering, is a shift in thought away from the demands of a current purposeful activity. The thoughts involved are separate from ongoing task-related processing and may be unrelated to the task or independent of the current sensory input.

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Drafting source: Du Qiuyu; Tolmie Andrew; Gordon Rebecca. Mind-wandering in China and the UK: evidence of cross-cultural consistency. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1715597; article XML SHA-256 71628ef083ed30e945f39f1e8634179d00b5de48fe5a1ae36166755964431687. “Mind-wandering in China and the UK: evidence of cross-cultural consistency” (10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1715597).
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