Phone calls, messages, or emails: At work, we are interrupted and distracted several times a day. This is especially challenging when working from home due to Covid-19. In a recent study, we focused on how such interferences affect the performance of working memory. We could show that it is particularly difficult to get back to the primary task after an interruption. This was not the case with non-relevant distractions.
Continue reading Recent findings on how interruptions affect working memoryAuthor: Bianca Zickerick
Bianca Zickerick is a PhD student in the ergonomics department at IfADo. She graduated in Psychology and Philosophy and finished her master's degree in Ageing Societies. Both interests are now combined in her research at IfADo where she investigates the influence of interruptions on working memory performance and the interaction with age.
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CNS Virtual Meeting 2020
Written by Bianca Zickerick
How to combine the urge to connect with other researchers and the need to stay at home? The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) addressed this issue by offering a virtual annual meeting from May 2 – 5, 2020.