Minds and brains of media multitaskers: Current findings and future directions.

ABSTRACT: Media and technology are ubiquitous elements of our daily lives, and their use can offer many benefits and rewards. At the same time, decisions about how individuals structure their use of media can be informed by consideration of whether, and if so how, the mind and brain are shaped by different use patterns. Here we review the growing body of research that investigates the cognitive and neural profiles of individuals who differ in the extent to which they simultaneously engage with multiple media streams, or ‟media multitasking." While the literature is still sparse, and is marked by both convergent and divergent findings, the balance of evidence suggests that heavier media multitaskers exhibit poorer performance in a number of cognitive domains, relative to lighter media multitaskers (a

SUBMITTER: Uncapher MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6176627 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature