{"title":"[What We Learn through Multitasking: From Working Memory to General Intelligence].","authors":"Kei Watanabe","doi":"10.11477/mf.1416202789","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multitasking ability has become indispensable in modern information-based societies. However, the question whether interindividual variations in multitasking ability can serve as a strong predictor of working memory performance and even general intelligence has received less attention. This review initially explores how these three seemingly disparate cognitive components-which operate at different levels-are interrelated and, then, critically examines the \"brain training\" boom of the 2000s that was characterized by claims that multitasking training could enhance general intelligence.</p>","PeriodicalId":52507,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Nerve","volume":"76 12","pages":"1351-1359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brain and Nerve","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1416202789","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Multitasking ability has become indispensable in modern information-based societies. However, the question whether interindividual variations in multitasking ability can serve as a strong predictor of working memory performance and even general intelligence has received less attention. This review initially explores how these three seemingly disparate cognitive components-which operate at different levels-are interrelated and, then, critically examines the "brain training" boom of the 2000s that was characterized by claims that multitasking training could enhance general intelligence.