Short-term mindfulness intervention reduces the negative attentional effects associated with heavy media multitasking

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Gorman, Thomas E ^a   Green, C Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MINDFULNESS; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; INTERNET; MALE; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MINDFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964203345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep24542     Document Type: Article

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