Finding Consistency in Boredom by Appreciating its Instability

Caitlin Mills; Kalina Christoff

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.07.001

Finding Consistency in Boredom by Appreciating its Instability

Caitlin Mills, Kalina Christoff

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Abstract

Boredom has recently piqued cognitive neuroscientific interest, but remains a challenge to scientific investigation in this field. We propose that to advance this research, we should (i) seek greater consistency of operationalization and measurement across studies and participants; and (ii) appreciate the temporal instability of boredom and its ensuing dynamics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	744-747
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	22
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.07.001
State	Published - Sep 2018
Externally published	Yes

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boredom
boring tasks
fMRI
mind wandering
temporal dynamics

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Finding Consistency in Boredom by Appreciating its Instability

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