Why the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure is probably right

In the Netherlands not only the issue of using your phone while driving a car is raised but also of doing this while cycling. The Minister of Infrastructure wants to ban phone use while cycling. Read here why we are not as good at multitasking as we think.

Daniëlle Bos • April 23, 2019

Media multitasking in the younger generation: Less is more

Do you often find yourself checking your e-mail, sending text messages and engaging in other media-related activities simultaneously? Unknowingly, your daily functioning might be seriously affected.

Dianne Venneker • April 11, 2017 • 2 comments

Work out while resting

Relaxing on the couch and playing video games, or just using the smartphone, is far more enjoyable after a hard working day than doing fitness activities. But there may be a new trend: Exergames, can this help you get rid of motivational problems?

Marc Werner and Jan Rabeneck • March 28, 2017

The beats that help you multitasking

Many people say that listening to binaural beats (auditory illusions) help them to concentrate and be more focused. A new study tested whether binaural beats makes you better in multitasking. What is the mechanism behind this phenomenon?

Lorenza Colzato • September 06, 2016

Video games make you better at multitasking?!

Video games are bad and make you aggressive - is the idea some people might have. However, as it turns out, video game players are actually better in multitasking, and are just as impulsive as non video game players!

Laura Steenbergen • January 05, 2016

The fountain of Youth: Videogames!

Our brain’s cognitive capacity deteriorates from the onset of 20 years of age. But no fear, this decline can be countered. The cure possibly lies within an unexpected field: videogames.

Vera Williams • December 01, 2015

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