Concentration: The neural underpinnings of how cognitive load shields against distraction

Whether cognitive load—and other aspects of task difficulty—increases or decreases distractibility is subject of much debate in contemporary psychology. One camp argues that cognitive load usurps executive resources, which otherwise could be used for attentional control, and therefore cognitive load...

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Main Authors: Patrik eSörqvist, Örjan eDahlström, Thomas eKarlsson, Jerker eRönnberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00221/full