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What the evidence found 3 findings
Based on 14 sources:
PMC peer-reviewed View
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Wiley Online Library peer-reviewed View
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Europe PMC peer-reviewed View
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Communica Translation blog View
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PMC - The Dual-Task Cost Is Due to Neural Interferences Disrupting peer-reviewed View
Neural Correlates of Dual Task Interference Can be Dissociated from Those of Divided Attention peer-reviewed View
Anterior insula as a gatekeeper of executive control peer-reviewed View
PMC article on prefrontal cortex cognitive control peer-reviewed View
Science Direct article on prefrontal mechanisms peer-reviewed View
PMC article on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity peer-reviewed View
PMC article on dual-task paradigm limitations peer-reviewed View
PubMed article on dual-task paradigm for listening effort measurement peer-reviewed View
Taylor & Francis knowledge reference institutional View
ResearchGate systematic review peer-reviewed View
PMC neuroimaging study peer-reviewed View
PMC dual-task study peer-reviewed View
What research hasn't answered 2 gaps
PMC (PubMed Central) peer-reviewed View
Science Direct peer-reviewed View
PMC - The Dual-Task Cost Is Due to Neural Interferences Disrupting peer-reviewed View
Neural Correlates of Dual Task Interference Can be Dissociated from Those of Divided Attention peer-reviewed View
Anterior insula as a gatekeeper of executive control peer-reviewed View
PMC peer-reviewed View
Science Direct peer-reviewed View
Wiley Online Library peer-reviewed View
PMC peer-reviewed View
Europe PMC peer-reviewed View
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Generated by reaso.ai's editorial pipeline: claim restated, scientific consensus classified via 3-run majority vote, 21 findings enriched with attribution and study type, narrative written in neutral voice. No individual researcher has signed off on this specific analysis — see methodology for how the pipeline works. Built with Claude Sonnet by Anthropic. Updated April 16, 2026. How we do this →

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