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Title :
Intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in Korsakoff syndrome
Author(s) :
El Haj, Mohamad [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Nandrino, Jean-Louis [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille] [CHRU Lille]
Nandrino, Jean-Louis [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Journal title :
Psychiatry Research
Abbreviated title :
Psychiatry Research
Volume number :
300
Pages :
113921
Publisher :
Elsevier BV
Publication date :
2021-06-01
ISSN :
0165-1781
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences cognitives
English abstract : [en]
Mind-wandering refers to the intentional and unintentional tendency to withdraw from the external environment and engage in internally generated thoughts. We investigated intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in ...
Show more >Mind-wandering refers to the intentional and unintentional tendency to withdraw from the external environment and engage in internally generated thoughts. We investigated intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with Korsakoff syndrome (KS). We invited 31 patients with KS and 33 control participants to answer a questionnaire probing intentional and unintentional mind-wandering. Analysis demonstrated higher intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with KS than in controls. However, no significant differences were observed between intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with KS or in controls. Significant positive correlations were observed between intentional and unintentional mind-wandering and depression in patients with KS but not with cognitive controls. Our results demonstrate a high intentional and unintentional tendency in patients with KS to shift attention away from the external environment to internal thoughts/feelings that are unrelated to the ongoing task. This tendency may be associated with the activation of negative thoughts/beliefs, as observed in depression.Show less >
Show more >Mind-wandering refers to the intentional and unintentional tendency to withdraw from the external environment and engage in internally generated thoughts. We investigated intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with Korsakoff syndrome (KS). We invited 31 patients with KS and 33 control participants to answer a questionnaire probing intentional and unintentional mind-wandering. Analysis demonstrated higher intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with KS than in controls. However, no significant differences were observed between intentional and unintentional mind-wandering in patients with KS or in controls. Significant positive correlations were observed between intentional and unintentional mind-wandering and depression in patients with KS but not with cognitive controls. Our results demonstrate a high intentional and unintentional tendency in patients with KS to shift attention away from the external environment to internal thoughts/feelings that are unrelated to the ongoing task. This tendency may be associated with the activation of negative thoughts/beliefs, as observed in depression.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
Research team(s) :
Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)
Submission date :
2021-07-18T18:07:48Z
2021-07-19T08:02:42Z
2021-07-19T08:02:42Z
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