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The distracted mind : ancient brains in a high-tech world / Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]Description: xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262034944
  • 0262034948
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.7/3 23
LOC classification:
  • BF323.D5 G39 2016
Contents:
Interference -- Goals -- Cognitive control -- The brain and control -- Control limitations -- Fluctuations and variations -- The psychology of technology -- Juggling chainsaws: the impact of constantly shifting our attention -- The impact of technology on special populations -- Why do we interrupt ourselves so much when we know it is not good for us? (with Adam Gazzaley) -- Boosting control (Adam Gazzaley) -- Overcoming the distracted mind using strategies to modify your behavior (Larry Rosen)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Interference -- Goals -- Cognitive control -- The brain and control -- Control limitations -- Fluctuations and variations -- The psychology of technology -- Juggling chainsaws: the impact of constantly shifting our attention -- The impact of technology on special populations -- Why do we interrupt ourselves so much when we know it is not good for us? (with Adam Gazzaley) -- Boosting control (Adam Gazzaley) -- Overcoming the distracted mind using strategies to modify your behavior (Larry Rosen)

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