Boredom signals deviation from a cognitive homeostatic set …
Feb 10, 2025 · If boredom arises when cognitive resources are not engaged, a homeostatic mechanism may capture more accurately the role of in-the-moment feelings of boredom in …
Boredom as a Cognitive Distortion - smartrecovery.org
Apr 23, 2024 · Boredom is a time when we are vulnerable to an “Attack of the Cognitive Distortions,” making times of quiet inactivity uncomfortable, unsettling, or inducing anxiety. In …
Boredom and Intelligence: A Surprising Link
Sep 30, 2024 · Psychologists define boredom as a complex emotional state characterized by dissatisfaction, restlessness, and a lack of interest in one’s current circumstances. But here’s …
The state of boredom: Frustrating or depressing? - PMC
The relationship between state boredom and depressed affect is moderated by (perceived) autonomy, such that it is more positive when (perceived) autonomy is high than when …
The Brain’s Love-Hate Relationship with Boredom: A Cognitive …
Explore the brain's complex relationship with boredom. Learn why boredom frustrates and fuels the mind, and how it can paradoxically drive creativity, motivation, and cognitive growth.
Nov 30, 2021 · The cognitive profile of boredom is characterized chiefly by two features: the presence of negative appraisals of one’s situation and attentional difficulties (Eastwood et al., …
Cognitive homeostasis: Boredom as a drive for optimal …
May 2, 2024 · These results characterize state boredom as a physiological stressor that fits well within the model proposed as a push to restore cognitive homeostasis by prompting the agent …
Boredom as Cognitive Allostasis | The Anatomy of Boredom
The chapter further advances our understanding of the functional character of boredom by conceptualizing it as a mechanism for regulating cognitive allostasis. According to this view, …
The bored mind is a guiding mind: toward a regulatory theory of boredom …
Jul 10, 2017 · That it to say, I wish to describe what it is like to be in a state of boredom—what it feels like, what is its volitional and cognitive character, and what kind of physiological changes …
Boredom, sustained attention and the default mode network
We scanned the brains of healthy participants under four separate conditions: a resting state scan, a sustained attention task and two video-based mood inductions, one known to produce …