In conditions of constant illumination, the eye pupil diameter indexes the modulation of
arousal state and responds to a large breadth of cognitive processes, including mental effort …

In the last two decades, mind wandering has received increased interest in the field of
cognitive neuroscience. Despite the strong links between attention and memory, its effect on …

Conversation is the platform where minds meet: the venue where information is shared,
ideas cocreated, cultural norms shaped, and social bonds forged. Its frequency and ease …

The current study examined the extent to which pupillary responses (both pretrial baseline
and phasic responses) would accurately track lapses of attention as predicted by theories of …

Our ability to sustain attention for prolonged periods of time is limited. Studies on the
relationship between lapses of attention and psychophysiological markers of attentional …

A great deal of prior research has examined the relation between working memory capacity
(WMC) and attention control. The current study explored the role of arousal in individual …

Cognition is dynamic, allowing us the flexibility to shift focus from different aspects of the
environment, or between internally-and externally-oriented trains of thought. Although we …

Cognition can reveal itself in the pupil, as latent cognitive processes map onto specific pupil
responses. For instance, the pupil dilates when we make decisions and these pupil size …

A key feature of most social relationships is that we like seeing good things happen to
others. Research has implicated the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in attaching value to …

Pupil diameter is a widely-studied cognitive load measure, which, despite its convenience
for non-intrusive operator state monitoring in complex environments, is still not available for …