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The distracted mind ancient brains in a high-tech world

Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen - a neuroscientist and a psychologist - explain why our brains aren't built for multitasking and suggest better ways to live in a high-tech world without giving up our modern technology. They explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don'...

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Main Authors: Gazzaley, Adam (Author), Rosen, Larry D. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Distraction (Psychology)
Attention.
Information society.
Information technology > Social aspects.
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Summary:Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen - a neuroscientist and a psychologist - explain why our brains aren't built for multitasking and suggest better ways to live in a high-tech world without giving up our modern technology. They explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don't really multitask but rather switch rapidly between tasks. Distractions and interruptions, often technology-related - referred to by the authors as interference - collide with our goal-setting abilities.
Physical Description:xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-278) and index.
ISBN:9780262034944 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0262034948 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:Adam Gazzaley is Professor in the Departments of Neurology, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the University of Calfornia, San Francisco, where he is also Founding Director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center, Neuroscape Lab, and the Gazzaley Lab. He is cofounder and Chief Science Advisor of Akili Interactive, a company developing therapeutic video games and cofounder and Chief Scientist of JAZZ Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in experiential technology to improve human performance. Recipient of the 2015 Society for Neuroscience Science Educator Award, he wrote and hosted the nationally televised PBS special "The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley."

Larry D. Rosen is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a blogger for Psychology Today and the author of iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us and six other books.

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