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How Many Things Can You Do At Once?

2016-05-12

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Lauren Moore on YouTube: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DbUGjUCHSKLM&sa=D&ust=1462932221589000&usg=AFQjCNGFGk0DRXh5M5mfD3Q0KAxPjdokcA

David Babcock on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWOj7g9GvKNbUlYFVzmEgw

The dual-task n-back: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://brainscale.net/dual-n-back/training&sa=D&ust=1462932221583000&usg=AFQjCNFxkUupfZQedd0bI-W1b9064MtDDQ

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