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The discovery of multitasking masterminds is revealing how the brain works when it strives to do several things at once
?| February 16, 2012
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In Brief
- Attempting to complete two or more tasks at once causes us to divide our attention, so that we focus less on each of those activities.
- A person who drives while talking on a cell phone, for example, is a worse driver than an individual at the legal limit of alcohol intoxication.
- A small percentage of the population defies this trend and multitasks with ease. These so-called supertaskers are helping to elucidate the underlying brain mechanisms supporting multitasking and attention.
?Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves,? Albert Einstein is purported to have said. The quote acknowledges a fundamental characteristic of human attention. Sometimes there simply is not enough of it to go around.
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