Cognitive control is the set of executive functions that underpins our ability to regulate thoughts and actions in line with internal goals, particularly in complex and dynamic environments. Task ...

Tippie researcher Daniel Newton is working with NASA to help astronauts switch tasks more efficiently to reduce the chance of making a catastrophic mistake while Artemis is on its way to the moon.

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

Does this describe you? While you are on a teleconference call you are writing up your quarterly report, checking your email, and texting your friend about where you are meeting for lunch. You would ...

The findings suggest that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder utilize unique neural pathways to complete multi-step tasks. The research was conducted in Theresa Desrochers’ lab and published in ...

Are you constantly bombarded with emails, Slack messages, project updates, and urgent requests from your boss? Today, this is the norm for most of us. This rapid switch between activities, context ...

Teachers can help students build their capacity to stay on task by ensuring that they have a clear path to start working, ...