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New study on multitasking reveals switching glitch in aging brain

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have pinpointed a reason older adults have a harder time multitasking than younger adults: they have more difficulty switching between tasks at...

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Media multitasking is really multi-distracting

Multitaskers who think they can successfully divide their attention between the program on their television set and the information on their computer screen proved to be driven to distraction by the...

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Inflexibility may give pupils with autism problems in multitasking

Young people with autism may find it difficult to multitask because they stick rigidly to tasks in the order they are given to them, according to research led by an academic at the University of...

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Think fast: Speed of thought and perception limited by unified neocortical...

(Medical Xpress) -- Historically, perceptual and response rates when multitasking have been interpreted as being limited by independent bottlenecks. While a more recent view suggests that a common...

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Multitasking may harm the social and emotional development of tweenage girls,...

(Medical Xpress) -- Too much screen time can be detrimental to girls 8 to 12 years old, but there is a surprisingly straightforward alternative for greater social wellness.

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Multitasking -- not so bad for you after all?

Our obsession with multiple forms of media is not necessarily all bad news, according to a new study by Kelvin Lui and Alan Wong from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Their work shows that those...

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Multitasking may hurt your performance, but it makes you feel better

People aren't very good at media multitasking - like reading a book while watching TV - but do it anyway because it makes them feel good, a new study suggests.

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Probing Question: What is mindfulness?

Ancient wisdom tells us to "stop and smell the roses" and to "live for the moment." Given our busy lives, it's no surprise that this advice is often easier said than done. Many of us multitask not only...

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Mindful multitasking: Meditation first can calm stress, aid concentration

(Medical Xpress) -- Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the University of Washington shows.

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Study shows why some types of multitasking are more dangerous than others

In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.

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Men, not women, better multitaskers: Swedish study

Working mothers may have to juggle more tasks than their husbands, but the long-held belief that women are better than men at multitasking is a myth, according to new Swedish research.

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Multiple media use tied to depression, anxiety

(Medical Xpress)—Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the...

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How the brain copes with multi tasking alters with age

The pattern of blood flow in the prefrontal cortex in the brains alters with age during multi-tasking, finds a new study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Neuroscience. Increased blood...

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Frequent multitaskers are bad at it: Motorists overrate ability to talk on...

Most people believe they can multitask effectively, but a University of Utah study indicates that people who multitask the most – including talking on a cell phone while driving – are least capable of...

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Women are significantly better at multitasking than men

(Medical Xpress)—Women are better than men at carrying out multiple tasks according to new research from a team of psychologists including researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.

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Gaming benefits to be proven in new study

Video gamers are better at multitasking and maintaining concentration than the average population, upcoming WA research hopes to prove.

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Targeted brain training may help you multitask better

The area of the brain involved in multitasking and ways to train it have been identified by a research team at the IUGM Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal and the University of Montreal.

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Brain scans reveal 'gray matter' differences in media multitaskers

Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains, according to new University of Sussex research.

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Research reveals that some adolescents adept at media multitasking

Telling youths who are juggling multiple electronic devices to "focus on the task at hand" may not always be good advice, according to research to be presented by two high school students on Saturday,...

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New study finds multitasking isn't just for Millennials

When it comes to the Millennial generation, multitasking with technology is as ubiquitous as Ugg boots and skinny jeans.

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Training found to cause the brain to be better at multitasking

(Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers with the University of Queensland has found via a study that involved testing volunteers, that it is possible to teach the brain to be better at multitasking—at...

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When inhaling media erodes attention, exhaling provides focus

People who often mix their media consumption—texting while watching TV, or listening to music while reading—are not known for being able to hold their attention on one task. But sharpening their focus...

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Kids who text and watch TV simultaneously likely to underperform at school

The more time teenagers spend splitting their attention between various devices such as their phones, video games or TV, the lower their test scores in math and English tend to be. More time spent...

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