EEG Correlates of Cognitive Dynamics in Task Resumption After Interruptions: The Impact of Available Time and Flexibility.

ABSTRACT: Interruptions are a common aspect of everyday working life, negatively affecting both task performance and long-term psychological well-being. However, research suggests that the effects of interruptions can be mitigated in several ways, such as the opportunity to anticipate the interruptions and preparation time. Here, we used a retrospective visual working memory task to investigate the effects of duration and flexible resumption after interruptions, with 28 participants (18-30 years old) attending the experiment. For this main task participants were required to remember the orientations of a set of coloured bars and retrieve one at the end of the trial in response to a retro-cue. This task was sometimes interrupted with an arithmetic task that was presented before the retro-cue. The per

SUBMITTER: Ulku S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851001 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature