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What Distraction Does to Your Brain—and How To Regain Cognitive Control | Adam Gazzaley

2025/5/26
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Dan Harris: 我认为我们的大脑并不适应现代高科技环境，这导致了焦虑、压力和失眠等问题。现代生活中的一个主要问题是分心，虽然我们可能认为自己擅长多任务处理，但实际上大脑一次只能专注于一件事。多任务处理实际上是同时做几件事但做得都不好。即使我们试图只做一件事，也容易被手机等干扰分心。本次对话将探讨多任务处理对注意力、人际关系、情绪、焦虑和记忆的影响，以及如何恢复认知控制。 Adam Gazzaley: 认知控制是指引导我们的有限资源到我们想要的地方和时间的能力，它比注意力更广泛，包括任务切换和工作记忆。注意力、工作记忆和任务切换都是脆弱的，容易受到干扰。我们只能处理暴露在世界中的少量信息，专注行为与忽略不相关信息同样重要。多任务处理会对人际关系、情绪管理、焦虑和记忆等方面产生不利影响，导致认知能力下降，进而影响生活的各个方面。多任务处理实际上是在不同任务之间快速切换，会降低认知能力，导致睡眠问题、焦虑增加、人际关系受损等负面影响。我们应该诚实地面对技术带来的干扰，并努力做得更好。

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Distraction is making you anxious and sleepless. Here’s how to fix it.

  Adam Gazzaley), M.D., Ph.D. is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, and Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape) at UCSF. He co-authored the 2016 book “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World)”. 

  In this episode we talk about:

The impact of multitasking on our attention, relationships, emotions, anxiety, and memory The difference between top-down and bottom-up attention What it means to have cognitive control—and some practical tools for restoring your own cognitive control.  Controversial technologies that could eventually help us have a stronger brain The impact of music and rhythm on the mind And how to use technology for your brain’s benefit

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