A direct examination of the cognitive underpinnings of multitasking abilities: A first study examining schizophrenia
Many real world activities are of a multitasking nature that is, they involve different and integrated cognitive processes and take place in an unstructured context. To date, previous studies demonstrated that multitasking abilities are essential for real world functioning (Bulzacka et al., 2016; Laloyaux et al., 2014; Shallice and Burgess, 1991). However, due to an absence of suitable assessment tools, these abilities have been largely unexplored in the literature. As a consequence, many issues remain unexplored such as the cognitive underpinnings of multitasking abilities.
Source: Psychiatry Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julien Laloyaux, Martial Van der Linden, Keith H. Nuechterlein, B énédicte Thonon, Frank Larøi Source Type: research