Human attention does not flow like a steady stream. Instead, it pulses in rapid cycles, with brain oscillations between 7 and 10 hertz creating brief windows of vulnerability roughly 7 to 10 times ...

James Lang’s book, Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It offers useful context around ideas about distraction and tips on how to understand it, educate around it, and ...

You are likely reading this story on a screen. I have 47 seconds of your focus before you are likely distracted by something else, according to research on the average attention span. Let’s make the ...

Researchers show that while strong distractions may automatically capture our attention, the trained brain can rapidly suppress such distractions to help us efficiently reach our goals. Have you ever ...

The world is full of distractions, like intrusive memories, worries about the future and reminders of things to do. Sustained attention, the ability to maintain focus on a specific stimulus or task ...

Digital platforms are designed to instantly capture and hold your attention, by tapping into the brain’s reward and ...

Is distraction a curse or a blessing? Not giving full attention to what we should be doing makes us miss deadlines, fail classes, and crash into other drivers. Distraction certainly has a price.

After hearing repeatedly that they are not paying attention, are lazy, or are not smart, teens can draw painful conclusions ...