While humans can improve their ability to switch between two tasks, monotasking–doing one thing at a time–is far more efficient. Although numerous studies tell us remote working boosts efficiency, ...

Your brain is capable of learning to multitask without your realizing it, according to a new study. It has long been thought that using your brain to work simultaneously on multiple things was ...

New research from Georgetown University reveals that extensive practice can rewire the brain, enabling automatic skills to ...

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

If, like many business owners, you keep your two eyes, two ears and two hands in perpetual motion – and expect your staff to function this way, too – it may be time to take stock of your history of ...

The study found practice frees the brain's decision-making centre. Brain rewires for true multitasking, new study finds.

Multitasking performance stems from the speed of information exchange between inner and outer regions of the brain, according to new research in eNeuro. Doing two things at once courts disaster, as ...

Nik Ershov is the founder of Waverox, a mind tracker and wellness app that helps you to gain productivity and combat stress. In a world where multitasking is often extolled as a valuable skill, the ...

If you've ever accused your partner of not listening while they're busy doing something else, science may finally have your ...

Nicholas Carr's new book The Shallows argues that multitasking and Internet-fueled distraction are reducing our ability to focus on sophisticated linear arguments. This view has clearly struck a chord ...