Your Phone Notifications Are Changing How Your Brain Works

Do you find yourself easily distracted by the flow of notifications from your phone? You're not alone. But just how bad are we getting and are there ways we can not be a slave to the phone dinging in our pockets? In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at what impact the constant notifications is doing to our brains and whether or not we can really do anything to stop our addiction to the notification grind. Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected] CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at [email protected] CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Dr Mark Williams - Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Carly Dober - Psychologist and Director at the Australian Association of Psychologists Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Thom Lion Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.