Content type: Research paper
Chronic multitaskers perform worse on core multitasking skills: memory management, cognitive filtering and task switching, likely due to their inability to filter irrelevant stimuli.
Cite: Ophir E, Nass C, Wagner AD. Cognitive control in media multitaskers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Sep 15;106(37):15583-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0903620106. Epub 2009 Aug 24. PMID: 19706386; PMCID: PMC2747164.