How to Multitask Without Losing Your Mind

WebMD: "Research shows that we consistently perform better and faster when tasks are done successively, rather than all at once. A new study is shedding light on why. 'We've identified a kind of bottleneck in the prefrontal cortex of the brain that forces people to address problems one after the other, even if they're doing it so fast it feels simultaneous,' says René Marois, PhD, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Vanderbilt University and coauthor of the study. 'This explains why previous data shows brain activity going down instead of up with each new challenge; it's like a mental traffic jam.' Unfortunately, life isn't slowing down."