All articles tagged with #distraction
Listening to music while driving can influence driving performance, with effects varying based on experience, volume, and music type. While familiar and calming music may help maintain alertness, loud or aggressive music can increase risks, especially for inexperienced drivers, by causing distraction and reducing reaction times.
A social media manager shares how a device called 'Brick' helped her break free from doomscrolling, despite her understanding of social media's addictive nature and believing she had control over her screen time.
Neuroscientists discovered that rotating neural waves in the prefrontal cortex help the brain recover focus after distraction, with full rotations correlating with correct task performance and incomplete ones predicting errors, suggesting the brain uses energy-efficient traveling waves for concentration restoration.
U.S. stock futures are rising due to optimism about potential interest rate cuts and the positive impact of the AI wave, which offset concerns about market distractions.
Ex-ESPN host Trey Wingo claims Travis Kelce is hurting the Kansas City Chiefs' performance, citing recent mistakes and possible personal distractions as reasons for the team's poor start to the season.
President Donald Trump addressed questions about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during an international trip, denying any wrongdoing, disavowing visits to Epstein's island, and criticizing the media and Democrats for fueling the scandal, while also shifting focus to trade issues and criticizing past administrations for their handling of Epstein.
Late-night hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and others, discuss Donald Trump's alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein, the efforts to release Epstein files, and Trump's attempts to distract from the scandal through various means, highlighting the ongoing controversy and political maneuvers.
Obama's office criticized the Trump administration's claims of a treasonous conspiracy as a distraction, following declassified documents released by Tulsi Gabbard alleging that Obama officials politicized intelligence to undermine Trump, related to Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Critics accuse President Trump of using unrelated issues like sports and other political attacks to distract from the controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, amid calls for transparency and declining approval ratings on key issues.
Research shows that sounds associated with illness, like coughing and sniffling, can impair learning by distracting individuals, even if they are not consciously aware of the distraction. The study suggests that the human brain's sensitivity to disease cues may divert attention from educational tasks, leading to lower performance, highlighting the influence of evolutionary responses on modern cognition.
Joe Burrow acknowledged that the ongoing contract saga with Trey Hendrickson is a distraction for the Bengals during their minicamp, but expressed support for Hendrickson and optimism about improving team readiness for the season.
With Thanksgiving approaching, Kotaku suggests using mobile games as a distraction during potentially awkward family gatherings. Recommended games include Pokémon TCG Pocket, Star Wars: Hunters, and the mobile ports of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. These games offer engaging experiences that can help pass the time when social interactions become challenging.
Researchers at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science have uncovered the brain's ability to separately control the enhancement of relevant information and the filtering out of distractions, akin to coordinating muscles for physical tasks. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), they found that the anterior cingulate cortex and the intraparietal sulcus work together to adjust focus and filter settings, shedding light on human attention flexibility and potential implications for attention-related disorders like ADHD. This breakthrough offers new insights into how the brain manages to focus in noisy environments and provides a deeper understanding of attention mechanisms.
Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner acknowledges the distraction caused by an ongoing investigation but remains focused on the upcoming season, denying any wrongdoing and emphasizing the team's unity and support. While unable to discuss specifics, Horner affirms that the team is fully prepared for the 2024 campaign and dismisses suggestions of internal power struggles, highlighting the shareholders' support and investment in the team's future.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admits that the ongoing investigation into his behavior has been a distraction during pre-season, but insists that the team is united behind him. He denies reports of a potential rift within the Red Bull group and states that the investigation has not impacted his operational role within the team.