The brain in flow: A systematic review on the neural basis of the flow state

• Published in: Cortex Vol. 154; pp. 348 - 364
• Main Authors: Alameda, Clara, Sanabria, Daniel, Ciria, Luis F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Brain; Cognitive processing; Consciousness; EEG; Electroencephalography; fMRI; fNIRS; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Phenomenology; tDCS; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Phenomenology; fMRI; fNIRS; Consciousness; tDCS; EEG; Cognitive processing

Flow state is a subjective experience that people report when task performance is experienced as automatic, intrinsically rewarding, optimal and effortless. While this intriguing phenomenon is the subject of a plethora of behavioural studies, only recently researchers have started to look at its neu...