Processing and Interpreting Information

Can you multitask and experience decision fatigue? - Issue #91 (6 min read)

The world bombards us with various sensory inputs of sight, sound, smell and sensations, which we must quickly interpret and respond to for our survival. In mere milliseconds, we instinctively react:

• catching ourselves when we trip 

• swerving to avoid danger

• coughing up something we're choking on

Internally, our body coordinates a complex network of chemical…