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Article: Why cell phones and driving don't mix
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- The Hindustan Times
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- June 1, 2008
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Washington, June 1 -- You're always told not to talk on cellphones while driving for obvious reasons. Now, a new research has been published to explain what exactly happens in the brain while it juggles the two tasks.
The study by a University of South Carolina psychology researcher featured in the journal, Experimental Psychology, provides a better understanding of why language - talking and listening, including on a cell phone - interferes with visual tasks, such as driving.
In two different experiments, associate professor of psychology Dr. Amit Almor found that planning to speak and speaking put far more demands on ...