I.D.E.A. LAB

Michael Kane's I.D.E.A. Lab at UNC Greensboro investigates individual differences in executive attention using experimental, psychometric, and experience-sampling methods. 

Our goal is to advance the scientific understanding of:

• 1. how people control their attention, especially in selectively focusing in the face of external or internal distractions

  2. the consequences of attention-control failures for learning, thinking, and acting in goal-directed ways

Recently, the lab's focus has been on individual differences in the experience of mind wandering, in both laboratory and daily-life settings. We have been testing the idea that one contributor to off-task thought (among many) is a momentary failure of executive attention.

Find information on our research projects, including data, at Michael Kane's OSF page

Mike will NOT be able to accept new doctoral students for Fall 2027, but he may be able to accept a new Terminal MA student. Please email to discuss a potential fit.