Colleen Merrifield

Boredom, sustained attention and the default mode network

Experimental Brain Research March 15, 2016 James Danckert, Colleen Merrifield 203 citations

Boredom is a ubiquitous human experience that can best be described as an inability to engage with one's environment despite the motivation to do so. Boredom is perceived as a negative experience and demonstrates strong associations with other negatively valenced states including depression and aggression. Although boredom has been shown to be elevated in neurological and psychiatric illnesses,...