A new study reports the anterior cingulate cortex intervenes when driving distracted, but not when texting and driving.
According to researchers, making backup plans can reduce goal performance and could hurt your chances of achieving your ultimate goal.
Researchers report distraction does not necessarily hinder learning.
Constant push notifications on smartphones may affect cognition by decreasing concentration and increasing distraction. Researchers found heavy smartphone use was associated with poor concentration recovery following a notification and alterations in brain activity that made people more sensitive to push notifications.
A new study looks at how context can alter how we predict weight and what we are able to remember.
Real world creativity could be associated with a reduced ability to filter irrelevant sensory information, a new study reports.
Motivation is as important as sustained attention to a task, a new study reports.
Researchers say inattentional anosmia exists. People who are busily engaged in tasks or distracted may not notice the presence of new smells, a new study reveals.
Distractions may change our perceptions of reality, making us believe we witnessed something different from what we really saw.
A new study reveals that while multitasking diminishes our ability to remember some things, we can still focus on important information while our attention is divided.
A new study investigates what happens when we multitask and why it's not such a good idea to drive and use a phone at the same time.
Researchers have identified how the brain processes and differentiates between negative and positive emotions.
