Specific cognitive deficits occur during psychological burnout.
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Recent neuroimaging and cognitive research indicates that psychological burnout is associated with measurable structural, electrophysiological, and performance-based cognitive deficits, particularly affecting executive functioning and attention.
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Neural Correlates of Burnout Syndrome Based on Electroencephalography (EEG)-A Mechanistic Review and Discussion of Burnout Syndrome Cognitive Bias Theory.
2025 · cited by 3
This mechanistic review of EEG studies demonstrates that burnout is accompanied by distinct neurophysiological alterations and depleted evaluative and preparatory cognitive resources.
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Burnout and Attention Failure in STEM: The Role of Self-Control and the Buffer of Mindfulness.
2024 · cited by 3
This study found that burnout is associated with attentional failures and increased mind-wandering due to depleted self-control and cognitive regulation.
Burnout and the Brain-A Mechanistic Review of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Studies.
2025 · cited by 2
This MRI-based mechanistic review found that occupational burnout is characterized by gray-matter loss in the prefrontal cortex and fronto-cortical hyper-activation indicating executive inefficiency.