On Supertaskers and the Neural Basis of Efficient Multitasking

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 876-883

  Medeiros Ward, Nathan ^a   Watson, Jason M ^a,b   Strayer, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b The Brain Institute at the University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Individual differences; Multitasking; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928945076     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-014-0713-3     Document Type: Article

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