Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT), developed at Tel Aviv University, significantly reduced symptoms among 33 percent of students with ADHD. Moreover, these improvements were ...

Teachers can use these six strategies to boost students’ ability to work with sustained focus for increasing amounts of time.

Last month, a student emailed me to explain that because of various stressful circumstances, he was struggling to focus and to complete his coursework. I wrote back to grant an extension, to direct ...

The moment a driver looks away from the road, the countdown to a potential accident begins. After just 1.7 seconds, the risk of crashing skyrockets with every millisecond of inattention. And young ...

“Be calm to get calm” is my go-to centering phrase from Amishi Jha’s research. It’s one of the “peak mind pivots” in her book, Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. ...

Pay attention. Is it true our attention spans are becoming, well, less attentive? After all, smartphones, social media, and all the other high tech gizmos seem to enthrall us on a daily basis. Tech ...

No, the average human attention span is not shorter than a goldfish's. But research suggests the average attention span may be decreasing, and that may be problematic, says Northeastern University ...

A joint study by Tel Aviv University, the IDF Medical Corps, and the U.S. Department of Defense has found that a series of specialized computer-based training exercises can significantly reduce the ...