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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: attention

attention stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Doodling while listening actually increases retention of memory, LiveScience reports. A new study shows that subjects who “mindlessly” sketched while listening to a not-so-interesting phone message remembered key facts 29% more than others instructed to just listen. “It helps to keep us on track with a boring task,... More »

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psychology • neuroscience • scientific study • distraction • attention • doodling

Color Me Productive: Red Boosts Focus, Study Finds

Blue, meanwhile, looks to enhance our creativity

Feb 5, 09 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The color red boosts performance on detail-oriented work, while blue enhances creativity, Wired reports. A new study primed subjects with the colors before assigning them different tasks, and the results appear to confirm previous research that links red to caution and attention. “Think about red, and what comes to... More »

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science • scientific study • red • attention • blue • color

GLOSSIES

Legal or Not, Bottled Smarts Are Here to Stay

Safer, cheaper drugs will quell dissidents, scientists argue

Jan 7, 09 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The case is stacking up in favor of "smart pills," memory- and alertness-boosting prescription drugs already used by fighter pilots, corporate execs, and students for a cognitive edge, writes Maia Szalavitz in Time. Proponents say legalization debates are moot at this point—"the genie is already out... More »

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memory • Adderall • science • legalization • Ritalin • attention • cognitive enhancement

OPINION

What Was   
I Writing?

Chronic distraction
—a self-inflicted malady—may seem comic, but it's deadly

Jul 23, 08 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - We all complain about the myriad distractions in the wired world, but Bryan Appleyard goes further in the Guardian: Distraction is not just annoying, it can kill you, and will be the downfall of democracy. “Chronic, long-term distraction” may be as deadly as smoking, and the habits of... More »

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social networking • Internet • stress • modern man • multitask • distraction • attention

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