Psychology & Psychiatry

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.

Psychology & Psychiatry

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.

Neuroscience

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 volume, measured using oxygenated ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 our physical chores, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 who frequently use different ...

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