Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Klingberg, Torkel

Titel

The overflowing brain: Information overload and the limits of working memory

Ort / Verlag

Oxford u.a: Oxford Univ. Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The author takes us on a journey into the limits and possibilities of the brain. He suggests that we should acknowledge and embrace our desire for information and mental challenges, but try to find a balance between demand and capacity. He explores the cognitive demands, or "complexity," of everyday life and how the brain tries to meet them. He identifies different types of attention, such as stimulus-driven and controlled attention, but focuses chiefly on "working memory", our capacity to keep information in mind for short periods of time. ...The book ends with a discussion of the future of brain development and how we can best handle information overload in our everyday lives. The author suggests how we might find a balance between demand and capacity and move from feeling overwhelmed to deeply engaged. (DIPF/Verlag).