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Background Some individuals who sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) continue to experience significant cognitive impairments chronically (months to years post injury). Many tests of executive function are insensitive to these executive function impairments, as such impairments may only appear during complex daily life conditions. Daily life often requires us to divide our attention and focus on...
This study investigated the impact of technology-generated listening environments upon processing of cognitive information. The main question asked was: To what extent does background sound impact accuracy on a cognitive task? A total of 217 museum-goers (127 f, 90 m) completed a language categorization task in four different listening environments: rain sounds, fast music, calm music, and silence...
As new technologies increase the opportunities for multitasking, the need to understand human capacities for multitasking continues to grow stronger. Is multitasking helping us to be more efficient? This study investigated the multitasking abilities of 168 participants, ages 6–72, by measuring their task accuracy and completion time when they completed a visual or auditory task alone (single-tasking)...
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