Posts Tagged ‘multitask’
Social skills suffer when tweens multitask
STANFORD (US) — Tween girls who spend endless hours multitasking on digital devices tend to be less successful with social and emotional development, say researchers. Continue…
Friday, January 27, 2012 12:16 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 14, 2011 16:50 - 2 Comments
Brain has working memory times 3
RICE (US) — The human brain is able to multitask successfully in part because of three layers of memory that store information on a need to know basis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2011 15:33 - 5 Comments
Being bilingual gives brains a boost
PENN STATE (US) — Speaking more than one language works like a mental gymnasium by strengthening the ability to distinguish between irrelevant and important information. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2010 16:18 - 2 Comments
Nice to meet you. What’s your name again?
TEXAS A&M (US)—Just like the 3Rs are the cornerstone of early learning, the 4Rs—register, relate, rehearse, and recall—are the foundation for a good memory. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2010 10:02 - 8 Comments
Driving completely wrecks conversation
U. ILLINOIS—Adding to the body of research on distracted driving is a new report showing that driving impairs our ability to comprehend and produce language. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 4, 2009 17:22 - 2 Comments
Pedestrians: Ditch the phone, keep the iPod
U. ILLINOIS (US)—How apropos that a research team led by two native New Yorkers would take a fresh look at the dangers of trying to cross a busy street while talking on a cell phone or listening to music on an iPod. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2009 13:12 - 1 Comment
Pay attention, multitaskers!
“When [multitaskers are] in situations where there are multiple sources of information coming from the external world or emerging out of memory, they’re not able to filter out what’s not relevant to their current goal,” says psychologist Anthony Wagner. “That failure to filter means they’re slowed down by that irrelevant information.”
Science & Technology, Society & Culture - Jul 20, 2009 14:28 - 0 Comments
To multitask, first brain must practice, practice
“Even after extensive practice, our brain does not really do two tasks at once,” says study coauthor Paul Dux. “It is still processing one task at a time, but it does it so fast it gives us the illusion we are doing two tasks simultaneously.”
