Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

The task-switching paradigm is being increasingly used as a tool for studying cognitive
control and task coordination. Different procedural variations have been developed. They …

Research on attention has evolved dramatically in recent years. There are now many new
ways of studying how we are able to select some aspects for processing, whilst ignoring …

We examined the relation of action video game practice and the optimization of executive
control skills that are needed to coordinate two different tasks. As action video games are …

Although there are well-known limitations of the human cognitive system in performing two
tasks simultaneously (dual-tasking) or alternatingly (task-switching), the question for a …

This chapter reviews the historical and current literature on task switching, focusing primarily
on cognitive-behavioral studies on healthy human subjects. It outlines what I see to be …

Within the context of the psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm, we developed a
general theoretical framework for deciding when it is more efficient to process two tasks in …

When two tasks are presented simultaneously or in close succession, such as in the
overlapping task paradigm of the psychological refractory period, dual-task performance on …

One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to
control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial …

Persons are often engaged in activities that combine multiple tasks (so called multitasking),
even though this combination is typically accompanied by performance costs in the …