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Author(s) -
Lahnakoski Juha M.,
Jääskeläinen Iiro P.,
Sams Mikko,
Nummenmaa Lauri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
human brain mapping
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.005
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1097-0193
pISSN - 1065-9471
DOI - 10.1002/hbm.23666
Subject(s) - human multitasking , precuneus , cover (algebra) , psychology , task (project management) , neuroscience , occipital lobe , cognitive psychology , cerebellum , functional magnetic resonance imaging , engineering , mechanical engineering , systems engineering
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Multitasking challenges the brain. Lahnakoski and coworkers studied multitasking using a “channel surfing” paradigm where subjects viewed three films either as intact movies one after another, or mixed together in 50‐second segments keeping the storylines intact. Subjects could follow the mixed stories, but the demanding task was reflected in brain activity in the temporal, frontal and occipital cortices, precuneus and cerebellum.