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Tara Rasmussen

@tararas.bsky.social

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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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…

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...

19.07.2025 03:16 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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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 🧠⚡️

03.07.2025 05:40 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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