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Divided Attention — two tasks at once

💡Benefits

Divided attention is the ability to monitor two sources at the same time. It is an important part of attention control and executive function (Diamond, 2013) — useful in everyday situations like listening to a teacher while taking notes.

🎮How to play

Two stimuli appear on the left and right at the same time. LEFT — press the LEFT button if a green dot shows; RIGHT — press the RIGHT button if an even number shows. Keep track of both!

📚Scientific sources

  1. Diamond (2013). Executive functions. Annual Review of Psychology, 64, 135–168. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Executive+functions+Diamond+2013+Annual+Review+of+Psychology

Frequently asked questions

Watching two channels at the same time trains the ability to spread attention across several things, that is, doing tasks in parallel.
Yes, on MentalMath the Divided Attention game is available free and without registration.
At first they may favour one channel, but with practice they learn to balance attention evenly between the two.
Because it requires watching two things at once, it is recommended from about age 7.
Yes, it works on all devices; 5-7 minutes a day builds the skill of dividing attention.
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