Media multitasking and cognitive, psychological, neural, and learning differences

Pediatrics

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages S62-S66

  Uncapher, Melina R ^a   Lin, Lin ^b   Rosen, Larry D ^c   Kirkorian, Heather L ^d   Baron, Naomi S ^e   Bailey, Kira ^f   Cantor, Joanne ^d   Strayer, David L ^g   Parsons, Thomas D ^b   Wagner, Anthony D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT; MEDIA MULTITASKING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NEUROANATOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRENDS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; HUMANS; LEARNING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 85033563092     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758D     Document Type: Article

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