Smartphones and cognition: A review of research exploring the links between mobile technology habits and cognitive functioning

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue APR, 2017, Pages

  Wilmer, Henry H ^a   Sherman, Lauren E ^a   Chein, Jason M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Delay of gratification and delay discounting; Everyday cognition; Media multitasking; Memory; Mobile technology; Smartphones

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018178114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00605     Document Type: Review

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