Yahoo on Saturday dismissed Microsoft's aborted takeover bid as a "distraction," promising the struggling Internet pioneer is poised for better days.
... level of turnover of cartilage and bone during distraction that returned to normal in the months after treatment, with a gradual ... , said, "We are delighted to report such an impressive outcome in the use of joint distraction for severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Positive results ...
A toylike device has been designed to distract children while they undergo painful medical procedures, diminishing the pain they experience.
Experienced Zen meditators can clear their minds of distractions more quickly than novices, according to a new brain imaging ... of meditation may enhance the capacity to limit the influence of distracting thoughts. This skill could be important in conditions such as attention ...
... and Ap Dijkstererhuis of Radboud University Nijmegen, distractions may be helpful in coming up with creative solutions to a certain ... of those solutions and can apply them. Likewise, while distractions are more useful in solving difficult problems, it may be better to stay ...
... are distinguished researchers in aging, memory, attention and distraction. "The auditory cortex and prefrontal cortex, which are associated ... . This was likely due in part to their inability to tune out the distracting noise when they were trying to form new memories ...
... adults aren't able to filter out distracting information as well as younger adults. In an interesting ...
I must confess that “Distracted,” Lisa Loomer’s new play about attention deficit disorder, didn’t really grip my attention.
New research has proved that advertising, signs and billboards around our roads are a dangerous distraction for drivers.
... woman may have been distracted by talking on her cellphone when she walked into the side of a truck and was crushed to death ...
... on it." But is such common advice helpful? Lerouge demonstrates that distraction can help decision-making, depending on the manner ... ) noting positive and negative features. Some participants were distracted with anagram tasks and others were not. The people in the configural mindset ...
Distraction through virtual-reality technology was found to reduce pain perceptions after repeated exposures in a University ...
... that talking on a cell phone poses a dangerous distraction for drivers and others whose attention should be focused ... that just the ring of a cell phone may be equally distracting, especially when it comes in a classroom setting or includes ...
... may be increasing the odds their cell phone rings will be more distracting. "Depending on how familiar people are with these songs, it could lead ... experiments, she found that participants who were warned about the potential for distraction were able to recover more quickly and moderate their levels ...
... their brains work differently from those of folks who are able to concentrate on a single activity despite myriad distractions ...
