Imagine your brain is like a toy box. When you put too many toys in at once, it gets messy and hard to find what you need. That’s cognitive overload, when your brain feels like it can’t keep up with all the things you’re trying to think about.
Examples
- A kid tries to remember their math homework while listening to a story and eating candy, they forget everything.
- Someone starts talking on the phone while cooking, and ends up burning the pancakes.
- You're trying to solve a puzzle and keep track of your team's score, you can't focus on either.
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See also
- What Causes a ‘Pleasant’ Smell and How Does It Affect Us?
- How Does the Brain Learn New Languages So Quickly?
- How Does the Brain Keep Time?
- How Does the Brain Decide What to Remember and What to Forget?
- How Does the Brain Process Music and Why Do We Like It?
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