A new study from Georgetown University just revealed that your brain is capable of multitasking. It simply needs to be trained to do so. For years, we’ve been told that focusing on two things at once ...

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From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

Some people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report that they frequently multitask, which means switching rapidly from one task to another. However, some limited research suggests ...

Your brain is capable of learning to multitask without your realizing it, according to a new study. It has long been thought that using your brain to work simultaneously on multiple things was ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men may be helping more in the home but working women still do more multitasking in U.S. families than their partners and are finding it stressful, according to a new study.

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Multitasking may give you the illusion that you’re getting more done. But it’s actually a poor tool for efficiency. Despite that — and after decades of ever-increasing expectations for productivity — ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...