It might feel like you’re getting a lot done, but this sort of chronic multitasking isn’t necessarily working in your favor. ...

You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you’re ...

Your brain isn’t weak—it’s overloaded. Learn how multitasking harms focus, memory, and productivity, and why neurologists ...

According to Very Well Mind, the significant cognitive costs of multitasking, revealing that our brains are not designed to efficiently handle multiple tasks at once. While many people believe that ...

We live in a world that celebrates being busy. People wear “multitasking” like a badge of honor, studying while texting, ...

The modern world celebrates the multitasker. We praise those who can answer emails while on conference calls, scroll social media during TV shows, and text while walking. But behind this apparent ...

Although "multitasking" is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process ...

Two tasks using the same senses are harder than others, research finds. Aug. 13, 2012 — -- We humans like to think we're good at using our nimble brains to deal with two challenges at once. But ...

Men's brains are compartmentalized and specialized. This limits their ability to multitask, but it also helps them focus on ...

It's homework time and 17-year-old Megan Casady of Silver Spring, Md., is ready to study. She heads down to the basement, turns on MTV and boots up her computer. Over the next half hour, Megan will ...

The evidence is increasingly clear: gaming has the potential to improve certain aspects of brain function, particularly when ...