The knowns and unknowns of boredom: a review of the literature

2017/03/28 by Quentin Raffaelli, Caitlin Mills, Kalina Christoff · 28 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Mind wandering and attention #Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

paper · doi:10.1007/s00221-017-4922-7

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