Background Personal care products (PCPs) are a ubiquitous, modifiable source of chemical exposures. Although numerous studies have characterized behaviors and perceptions around adult PCP use, little ...

In the previous article, I introduced research suggesting that there is a certain relationship between focusing attention on ...

The human brain switches its attention constantly because it can’t focus on two things at once. Multitasking works until a task needs concentration.

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Memory can shift, attention can wander, and the brain can only hold a limited amount of information at once. These eight psychology facts explain some everyday behaviors that often happen without us ...

Doing more than one thing at once, especially on screens, can become addictive, which harms the functioning of our brain and nervous system.

Clinical decision-making often occurs under conditions of high cognitive load, emotional stress, and time pressure. Psychological distancing, an emotion-focused coping strategy involving the mental ...

New research suggests that people can train their brains to be better at multitasking. While a lot of practice is required, doctors say people can try this at home, too. Good news for people who ...

When it comes to juggling everyday tasks, the received wisdom is that women wear the, er, trousers. But a study has now debunked this multi-tasking myth… at least up to a point. The research – by a ...

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 ...

Switch costs may be cutting your productivity by 40%. Here’s what the multitasking research says and the fix that actually works. Justin Sullivan Getty Images Here’s the finding that tends to stop ...