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Multitasking Takes Toll on Memory, Study Finds - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Even though the study did not revolve around interruptions from cellphones or other gadgets, one researcher said the results provide a “clear extrapolation” to the impact of a stream of incoming rings and buzzes. “Technology provides so much more of an interference than what we did here,” said the researcher, Dr. Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist at the University of California at San Francisco. Indeed, the paper argues that studies like this are becoming increasingly important as aging adults spend more time in a work force with heavy multitasking demands.
  • the research shows instead is a “diminished ability” to reactivate the networks involved in the initial task.
  • A growing body of research shows that juggling many tasks, as so many people do in this technological era, can divide attention and hurt learning and performance. Does it also hinder short-term memory?
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    Study proves that multitasking is detrimental to the brain rather than beneficial in that it weakens the memory functions. The study compared results from two different age groups.
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