multitasking

Too Busy? Make Time To 'Do Nothing'

5:00am March 12, 2020

by David Greene

As many Americans start thinking about what a self-quarantine might look like, author Celeste Headlee has some advice: Put down your phone. Her book explains how we're "overdoing and underliving."

Young human brains need loads of stimulation to learn and grow, pediatricians have long known. But a mouse study shows overstimulation also rewires the brain in ways that can interfere with learning.

Heavy Screen Time Rewires Young Brains, For Better And Worse

8:12am November 19, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Bombarding young mice with video and audio stimulation changes the way the brain develops. But some scientists think those sorts of brain changes could protect kids from stressing out in a busy world.

Multitasking may be preventing you from getting work done.

Don't Look Now! How Your Devices Hurt Your Productivity

3:34pm October 19, 2016

by Lesley McClurg

Our tendency to respond immediately to email and texts gets in the way of high-level thinking, a neuroscientist says. Want to be more productive at work? Turn off most tech, at least part of the day.

Strenuous mental exercise like reading difficult books, solving tricky math problems — or, maybe, playing the right video game — can help keep a healthy brain sharp, research suggests.

Multitasking After 60: Video Game Boosts Focus, Mental Agility

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Jon Hamilton

The aging brain may be more flexible than we thought, a study of older adults now suggests. After playing a racing car video game an hour a day, thrice weekly for a month, adults age 60 and over were better at multitasking than untrained 20-year-olds.

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