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Constant smartphone notifications strain your brain – Neuroscience News

Summary: Constant push notifications on smartphones can affect cognition by decreasing concentration and increasing distraction. The researchers found that heavy smartphone use was associated with poor concentration recovery following a notification and with alterations in brain activity that made people more responsive to push notifications. Source: The conversation A ping from the pizza company. A …

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Constant app notifications stress your brain, but you can regain your focus

Constant app notifications stress your brain, but you can regain your focus

A ping from the pizza company. A few pings from your social networks. Ping, ping, ping from your family WhatsApp group trying to host a weekend barbecue. With all those smartphone notifications, it’s no wonder you lose focus on what you’re trying to do. Your phone doesn’t even have to ping to distract you. There’s …

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Ping, your pizza is on the way.  Ping, please rate the driver.  Yes, the constant notifications really tax your brain

Ping, your pizza is on the way. Ping, please rate the driver. Yes, the constant notifications really tax your brain

A ping from the pizza company. A few pings from your social networks. Ping, ping, ping from your family WhatsApp group trying to host a weekend barbecue. With all those smartphone notifications, it’s no wonder you lose focus on what you’re trying to do. Your phone doesn’t even have to ping to distract you. There’s …

Ping, your pizza is on the way. Ping, please rate the driver. Yes, the constant notifications really tax your brain Read More »