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Digital Barrage Wreaks Havoc On Attention, Researcher Says (KETV, Omaha)

A researcher said the barrage of digital distractions in todayâ??s social world is exploiting the brainâ??s inability to multitask, creating a more scatter-brained population.

“You really canâ??t multi-task. The brain canâ??t multi-task,” said Joanne Cantor, director of the University of Wisconsinâ??s Center for Communication Research.