Boredom Disconnects Parts of Your Brain

Researchers at the University of Michigan, led by Daniel Weissman, studied the interactions that occur between multiple areas of the brain when boredom sets in, and discovered that, as attention fades, so does the intensity at which several nervous centers communicate. The results were obtain... [ read more >> ]

Boredom is triggered by malfunctioning connections in the brain, due to lack of attention

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Boredom is triggered by malfunctioning connections in the brain, due to lack of attention