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When that happens, I can usually study something else of similar difficulty without similar impairment, just not this particular topic (the effect persists for a few hours). This could be interpreted as getting bored with the topic (at System 1 level).
I've definitely noticed this happening. However, I think this is more "brain generates a temporary ugh field for the textbook" than being bored with the subject - when I swap to a different textbook on the same subject, I can often understand what's going on and do the exercises.