Psychology
Electrophysiological effects of smartphone notifications on cognitive control following a brief mindfulness induction
J. D. Upshaw, G. S. Shields, et al.
Smartphone pings may sap our brain's control—this study by Joshua D. Upshaw, Grant S. Shields, Matt R. Judah, and Darya L. Zabelina shows that notifications reduce neural markers of cognitive control (lower theta, higher alpha and beta) during a Navon visual oddball task, and that a brief mindfulness induction can help buffer those effects.
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