Scientists have long said we can’t multitask. A new study says we can
Researchers have long said that the human brain is not set up to multitask — but new research is challenging that understanding.
Experts previously explained that when we believe we’re multitasking, we’re actually just quickly switching between tasks. That’s because the area of the brain that manages thinking, the prefrontal cortex, can only really handle one thing at a time.
But another region of the brain involved in memory lends a helping hand over time, new research has shown. When people needed to perform image sorting tests over the course of weeks, the tests initially activated the prefrontal cortex and later activated the temporal cortex.
Over time, the brain is remodeled, Maximilian Riesenhuber, a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine, explained in a statement. The prefrontal cortex passes responsibility to the temporal cortex and is free for “whatever else you want to do, increasing your capacity.”
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| Ed demonstrates monotasking |
4 comments:
It's a treasure for the ages. Bacon butty 1 Weird Ed nil.
dearieme - it is a treasure, filed in my Weird Ed folder.
Following from yesterday's grass strimming session, and considering today's damp grey blustery outlook I may need to spend some time today in the comfy chair microtasking. (Defined as utilising the absolute minimum of both brain and muscle cells)
Woodsy - microtasking is good, I do it too, more often as the years go by. Allowing my cup of tea to go cold without noticing for example.
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