Essay : What is actually happening in our brains when we attempt to multitask?

The term multitasking is often used in relation to the need to balance multiple demands on our time and attention in today’s society. What is actually happening in our brains when we attempt to multitask? What are the implications for student learning?

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Multitasking and the Brain Multitasking refers to the ability of human beings to perform more than one activity at the same time. During the process of multitasking, the brain often experiences adjustments to make people attend to different tasks. Several things happen to the brain, which can either reduce its performance per job or improve the ability of a person to think. The first thing is the reduced span of attention which results from the brain being forced to divide and attend to the various tasks at the same time. Multitasking also slows the processes of the brain as there exist high chances of changing the brain structure to accommodate the different activities in which a person is involved (Uncapher et al. 2017). The resultant…