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Tara Rasmussen
@tararas.bsky.social
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Cognitive neuroscientist at The University of Queensland, School of Psychology. 🔎 mind wandering and attention 🧠 using non-invasive brain stimulation techniques ⚡️ and dopamine psychopharmacological manipulations.
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Tara Rasmussen @tararas.bsky.social · Jul 19
My final Registered Report from my PhD is now out in Cortex!
We investigated the role of dopamine & HD-tDCS in mind wandering & sustained attention. While stimulation had no effect, increasing dopamine reduced spontaneous thought and may protect against performance deficits. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
On the neural substrates of mind wandering and dynamic thought: A drug and brain stimulation study
The impact of mind wandering on our daily lives ranges from diminishing productivity, to facilitating creativity and problem solving. There is evidenc…
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Tara Rasmussen @tararas.bsky.social · Jul 3
A little late posting, but I’m thrilled to share that my PhD thesis - On The Causal Neural Substrates of Mind Wandering - was conferred in March.

I am so grateful to everyone who supported me throughout this challenging but incredible journey, and I can't wait to see what the future holds 🧠⚡️
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