Effects of Technology on Health #1: Failing Memory
You drive while talking on the cell phone, text while listening in on a conference call, surf your iPad while watching TV. Multitasking is the new normal, and though it feels like we’re more efficient, studies show it has the opposite effect.
“Your performance level drops if you stop one activity to pick up another,” says Gazzaley, who conducts ongoing studies on the effects of media on our brains.
Multitasking participants had more difficulty filtering out irrelevant information than those focusing on one task at a time. Multitaskers also took longer to switch tasks, juggle problems and wasted time searching for new information when information they had was better and more reliable.
Effects of Technology on Health #1: Failing Memory
You drive while talking on the cell phone, text while listening in on a conference call, surf your iPad while watching TV. Multitasking is the new normal, and though it feels like we’re more efficient, studies show it has the opposite effect.
“Your performance level drops if you stop one activity to pick up another,” says Gazzaley, who conducts ongoing studies on the effects of media on our brains.
Multitasking participants had more difficulty filtering out irrelevant information than those focusing on one task at a time. Multitaskers also took longer to switch tasks, juggle problems and wasted time searching for new information when information they had was better and more reliable.
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