What
is
boredom?听
Why
does
the
mind
wander?听
What
does
boredom
look
like
in
the
brain?听
How
can
we
eliminate
boredom
in
the
classroom?
Engaging the Wandering Mind: Exploring the cognitive, neural and applied consequences of boredom.
Schedule
9:30 鈥 10:00 a.m. Coffee and pastries. Outside room 1502
10:00 鈥 11:00 a.m.听 Discussion Session 1: Defining boredom and mind-wandering.
Wijnand Van Tilburg (King鈥檚 College London, UK)
Title: Boredom begs to differ: Differentiating boredom among negative emotions.
John Eastwood听 (York University, Canada)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Title: Clarifying the distinction and connection between boredom and mind wandering: A conceptual model.
Andreas Elpidorou (University of Louisville, USA)
Title: Self-regulation and boredom.
11:00 鈥 12:00听 Poster Session 鈥 Hallway outside room 1502
12:00 鈥 1:30 Lunch for Speakers (Room 1507)
1:30 鈥 3:30听听 Discussion Session 2: Applied consequences of boredom and mind wandering.
Sidney D鈥橫ello (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Title: Mind wandering and its mitigation during comprehension activities.
Evan Risko (University of 蓝莓视频, Canada)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Title: Mind-wandering in recorded lectures.
Mike Dixon (University of 蓝莓视频, Canada)
Title: Dark flow in the 鈥渞eel鈥 world: Problem gamblers, mindfulness difficulties, and becoming absorbed during slot machine play.
Dan Smilek (University of 蓝莓视频, Canada)
Title: Mind wandering and performance in live undergraduate lectures.
Mark Fenske (University of Guelph)
Title: What does fidgeting have to do with boredom and attention?
3:30 鈥 4:00听 Coffee and pastries. Outside room 1502
4:00 鈥 5:00听 Discussion Session 3: Neural correlates of boredom and mind wandering.
Kalina Christoff (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Title: The neuroscience of spontaneous thought.
James Danckert (University of 蓝莓视频, Canada)
Title: Is the resting state scan just a measure of boredom?
Claire Zedelius (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Title: States of mind: The signatures of mind wandering and focus.
6:00 pm听 Dinner for Invited Speakers at Sole Restaurant ()