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Multi-taskers are prone to distraction
Mon, 2009-08-31 08:00 — sciencestaff
Single-taskers did better at filtering out unrelated stimuli compared with multi-taskers in a study.
Are some people wired for multi-tasking? Do their brains work differently from those of folks who are able to concentrate on a single activity despite myriad distractions?
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