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This literature review searched PubMed, PsycINFO/OVID, and Medline for original English studies that defined both ADHD and mind wandering and used statistical tests. Only nine studies met the rules (eight in adults and one in children). The studies suggest that people with ADHD commonly experience spontaneous mind wandering and that…
This small experiment tested whether training people to use positive rumination during counselor-led expressive writing would help their mood and working memory. Nineteen undergraduates took part: 10 maladaptive ruminators had five weeks of the training and 9 were in a control group. After training, the trained group showed better psychological…
This case study looked at 162,325 in-game mood reports from 67,328 play sessions of 8,695 players of the game PowerWash Simulator. On average, players reported a 0.034 (0.032, 0.036) higher mood during play than at the start of sessions on a 0–1 visual scale. The authors estimate that 72.1% (70.8%,…
Neurodiversity means people’s brains work in different ways. About one in five people are neurodivergent, and research shows that these differences affect everyday life—for example, people with ADHD often report strong bursts of focus, autistic people can be better at picking out unexpected sounds, and groups with a neurodivergent member…
