FeaturedNeuroscience·January 24, 2022·4 min readInsight Into How the Brain Multitasks While WalkingWalking patterns improve when people embarked on cognitive tasks at the same time, suggesting people are more stable while walking and performing tasks than when they solely focus on walking.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 28, 2020·4 min readResearchers Link Poor Memory to Attention Lapses and Media MultitaskingA new study reveals a correlation between multimedia multitasking, memory loss, and difficulties in maintaining attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 17, 2020·2 min readThe Missing Piece of the Brain’s Multitasking NetworkStudy reports the putamen, not just the cortex, contributes to the brain's ability to multitask.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 25, 2018·6 min readBig Data Reveals Heavy Multitaskers Have Reduced MemoryA decade worth of data reveals people who multitask with different forms of media at once are worse at completing simple memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2017·5 min readDon’t Multitask While You Read ThisA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2017·4 min readThe Brain Mechanism Behind MultitaskingReactivating a learned memory is key to our ability to multitask, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 28, 2017·3 min readMultitasking Overloads the BrainChanging tasks too frequently interferes with brain activity, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2016·6 min readMethotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to MultitaskAccording to researchers, pediatric leukemia patients exposed to high levels of methotrexate are more likely to have problems with mental flexibility and other cognitive skills as long term survivors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 22, 2015·5 min readHow the Brain MultitasksA new study hones in on the TRN as an area of the brain that could be responsible for multitasking.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 24, 2014·3 min readBrain Scans Reveal Gray Matter Differences in Media MultitaskersA new study reports people who multitask using several media devices at the same time have lower gray matter density in the ACC.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 9, 2014·4 min readYour Brain on Speed: Walking Doesn’t Impair Thinking and MultitaskingResearchers examine how well study participants perform spatial cognitive tasks while walking and standing still.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 16, 2013·2 min readFemale Frogs Prefer Males Who MultitaskFemale frogs prefer males whose calls reflect their ability to multitask effectively, a new study suggests.Read More
