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007skaty The prefrontal cortex directs your daily focus.

007skaty Optogenetics

The blue laser fires to light up the cell (light up the cell)

007skaty Constantly switching tasks carries a high mental cost.

007skaty Gloria Mark's 2004 study shows that returning to a task takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds while increasing

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007skaty Steer the laser beam through distractions to discover how the brain achieves singular focus.

Fun Fact

Multi-tasking birds: Pigeons can switch tasks in less than a millisecond, far faster than humans, thanks to their densely packed neurons.

Glossary

laser (noun)
A device that emits a concentrated beam of coherent light through optical amplification. In early 2023, England's NHS began using this technology to treat drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

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Would you rather have absolute focus but lose track of meals?

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According to researcher Gloria Mark, how many minutes does it take to refocus after an interruption?

007skaty The psychology of entering a deep state of mental flow

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In which decade did researchers Miller and Cohen publish their landmark study on prefrontal cortex control?

007skaty How dopamine drives the brain's reward loop

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Which brain region acts as the conductor of focus by filtering out distractions?

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Which chemical spike in the brain drives anticipation and motivation during a task?

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Who coined the term flow state in 1975 to describe deep creative absorption?

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What is the psychological term for the rapid, exhausting jumping between different tasks?

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What hormone increases in the brain when you constantly switch between tasks?

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What happens to the brain's default mode network during a state of deep flow?