Science reveals people are capable of multitasking — it just requires practice

New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience.

Your brain is capable of learning to multitask without your realizing it, according to a new study.

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It has long been thought that using your brain to work simultaneously on multiple things was impossible. That’s because problem-solving, logical planning and abstract thinking are all carried out by a key region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex, which is notoriously inflexible.

“It’s made to do one thing at a time, which is often a good thing,” said Maximilian Riesenhuber, a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine and senior author of the research published Thursday in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. “You can focus on something and suppress everything else to stay on task.”