The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory

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The iPhone Effect (2016, background): “…global cities, unprecedented opportunities for access to information and communication through mobile communication technologies impose new neurological, psychological, behavioral, and health burdens on people (Carr, 2011; Gergen, 2000; Klingberg, 2008; Misra & Stokols, 2012a; 2012b; Turkle, 2012).”
Evolving Kolb (2015, background): “An overloaded brain drops in performance; it does not multitask (Charron & Koechlin, 2010; Klingberg, 2009; Ophir, Nass, & Wagner, 2009).”
Is working memory training effective? (2012, methodology): “WORKING MEMORY TRAINING Klingberg (2009) argued that the above discussion is only applicable to verbal STM.”
Adolescent risk taking, impulsivity, and brain development: implications for prevention. (2010, background): “Klingberg (2009) suggested that moderate doses of stimulants can improve executive functioning in general and working memory in particular in children suffering from ADHD and thereby improve their academic performance.”