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: Source Type: research