Cognitive structure, flexibility, and plasticity in human multitasking—An integrative review of dual-task and task-switching research.

I Koch, E Poljac, H Müller, A Kiesel - Psychological bulletin, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

Efficient multitasking: Parallel versus serial processing of multiple tasks

R Fischer, F Plessow - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In the context of performance optimizations in multitasking, a central debate has unfolded in
multitasking research around whether cognitive processes related to different tasks proceed …

Common and distinct neural correlates of dual-tasking and task-switching: a meta-analytic review and a neuro-cognitive processing model of human multitasking

B Worringer, R Langner, I Koch, SB Eickhoff… - Brain Structure and …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Brain changes in the development of expertise: Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological evidence about skill-based adaptations

NM Hill, W Schneider - The Cambridge handbook of expertise …, 2006 - mrbartonmaths.com
As humans acquire skills there are dramatic changes in brain activity that complement the
profound changes in processing speed and effort seen in behavioral data. These changes …

Hierarchical task representation: Task files and response selection

EH Schumacher, E Hazeltine - Current Directions in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Human behavior is remarkably complex—even during the performance of relatively simple
tasks—yet it is often assumed that learned associations between stimuli and responses …

Spatial and temporal EEG dynamics of dual-task driving performance

CT Lin, SA Chen, TT Chiu, HZ Lin, LW Ko - Journal of neuroengineering …, 2011 - Springer
Background Driver distraction is a significant cause of traffic accidents. The aim of this study
is to investigate Electroencephalography (EEG) dynamics in relation to distraction during …

Brain activity associated with selective attention, divided attention and distraction

E Salo, V Salmela, J Salmi, J Numminen, K Alho - Brain research, 2017 - Elsevier
Top-down controlled selective or divided attention to sounds and visual objects, as well as
bottom-up triggered attention to auditory and visual distractors, has been widely …

Damage to the fronto-polar cortex is associated with impaired multitasking

JC Dreher, E Koechlin, M Tierney, J Grafman - PLoS One, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background A major question in understanding the functional organization of the brain is to
delineate the functional divisions of the prefrontal cortex. Of particular importance to the …

The role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in bimodal divided attention: two transcranial magnetic stimulation studies

JA Johnson, AP Strafella, RJ Zatorre - Journal of cognitive …, 2007 - direct.mit.edu
The neural processes underlying the ability to divide attention between multiple sensory
modalities remain poorly understood. To investigate the role of the dorsolateral prefrontal …

On the effects of multimodal information integration in multitasking

AK Stock, K Gohil, RJ Huster, C Beste - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
There have recently been considerable advances in our understanding of the neuronal
mechanisms underlying multitasking, but the role of multimodal integration for this faculty …