Some people can drop a task midstream, respond to a curveball, and then slide back into deep focus with barely a hitch.

The hypothalamus is a small region of the human brain typically associated with regulating body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and sleep. But it also has another important role: helping the ...

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...

The modern world celebrates the multitasker. We praise those who can answer emails while on conference calls, scroll social media during TV shows, and text while walking. But behind this apparent ...

Multitasking can make you more distracted because you constantly switch tasks. Multitasking often slows you down because it ...

Procrastination has a name: the VS–VP circuit — and this team of researchers has ideas for how to switch it off ...