TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Event-related potential measures of smartphone distraction
JO  - Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking
A1  - Leynes, P. Andrew
A1  - Flynn, James
A1  - Mok, Brittany A.
SP  - 248
EP  - 253
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - The effect of smartphone use on cognitive function was quantified using measures of neural activity called event-related potentials (ERPs). Participants engaged in a primary task ( Exp. 1a : executive function; Exp. 1b : gambling) with no distraction and while using their smartphone to read online news articles. Smartphone use slowed behavioral responses and reduced the P300 ERP amplitudes by ∼50 percent and provides evidence that smartphones have a large distracting effect. Experiment 2 compared executive function ERPs from smartphone-experienced users ( Exp. 1a ) with those collected on smartphone-naive subjects (collected in late 2006 and early 2007; Scisco et al.). This comparison provides preliminary evidence that smartphone use may be improving visual spatial attention. Collectively, the data highlight some costs and benefits of smartphone use.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2152-2715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2017.0630
ID  - ref1
ER  -