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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2026

Neurochemical Correlates of Mind-Wandering and Meta-Awareness.

Kara Parsons, Hannah L Filmer, Shane E Ehrhardt, Matilda Gordon, Reuben Rideaux, Paul E Dux, Natasha Matthews

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Kara ParsonsSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia kara.brienne.parsons@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-320X
Hannah L FilmerSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-8975
Shane E EhrhardtSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4944-3673
Matilda GordonDepartment of Brain and Cognition, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-9293
Reuben RideauxSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8416-005X
Paul E DuxSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-2583
Natasha MatthewsSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-7289

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mind-wandering frequently occurs throughout daily life, diverting attention away from both goal-oriented behavior and internal mental operations. The experience of mind-wandering varies in both the degree to which an individual is aware of their attentional state (meta-awareness) and the extent of their intention to mind-wander. Prior research links mind-wandering with the brain's default mode network. However, the association between mind-wandering and the concentration of excitatory (glutamate) and inhibitory (GABA

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AttentionAwarenessAdultFemalegamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMotor CortexPrefrontal CortexYoung Adultgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic Acidcognitive controlindividual differencesmind-wanderingneurochemicals

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