Boredom, the unfulfilled desire to be engaged in a satisfying mental activity, is an aversive state characterized by poor self-regulation. There is ample evidence that both state and trait boredom are associated with failures of attention in both experimental and everyday settings. The neural correlates of boredom, however, remain underexplored. We recorded electroencephalographic signal from 83 participants during a resting state and while performing a go/no-go task. We found a negative correlation between trait boredom proneness and power in the alpha and theta bands during the resting state. Furthermore, higher levels of task-induced boredom were associated with reduced amplitudes for the P3 and error-related negativity event-related potentials. Increased commission error rates were also associated with higher levels of task-induced boredom. We conclude that state and trait boredom are associated with inadequate engagement of attentional resources.

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减少无聊时注意力控制和表现监测的行为和脑电图证据

无聊，即从事令人满意的心理活动的未满足的愿望，是一种以自我调节能力差为特征的厌恶状态。有充分的证据表明，状态无聊和特质无聊都与实验和日常环境中的注意力失败有关。然而，无聊的神经相关性仍未得到充分探索。我们记录了 83 名参与者在休息状态和执行 go/no-go 任务时的脑电图信号。我们发现在静息状态下 alpha 和 theta 波段的特质无聊倾向与力量之间存在负相关。此外，更高水平的任务引起的无聊与 P3 和错误相关的消极事件相关电位的振幅降低有关。增加的佣金错误率也与更高水平的任务引起的无聊有关。