Is Our Brain Really Made for Multitasking? The human brain can absolutely pursue more than one goal at a time, but don’t be ...

Your brain is capable of learning to multitask without your realizing it, according to a new study. It has long been thought that using your brain to work simultaneously on multiple things was ...

Here’s the finding that tends to stop people cold: the more confident someone is in their multitasking ability, the worse they typically perform on multitasking tests. A 2009 Stanford study by Ophir, ...

If you think you’re good at multitasking, the research has some uncomfortable news. Only about 2.5% of people can genuinely handle two cognitively demanding tasks at once without their performance ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-held understanding of how humans master complex skills, suggesting ...

I remember becoming acutely aware of students’ multi-tasking abilities in 2005. I watched my daughter, who was a senior in high school, do her homework while also enjoying four other inputs—music from ...

Trying to do two things at once is usually a recipe for doing both badly, according to a long line of research. We’re slower and less accurate when we try to juggle two things. Experts came to believe ...