Can+Adults+and+children+multitask?

//According to neuroscientists, multitasking is impossible and also unproductive. The research done on this says that students and adults who participate in media multitasking are actually putting themselves in a state of partial attention. (Linda Stone, former executive for Microsoft, has coined a phrase for this//: continuous partial attention.This multitasking can cause stress and lower cognitive function. It can also weaken the immune system and cause depression. Digital activities can be useful in some cases, but could hinder people’s ability to interact with others face-to-face and to problem solve.

The dictionary says that the definition of multitasking is....... multitasking |ˌməltiˈtaski ng; ˌməlˌtī-| noun Computing the simultaneous execution of more than one program or task by a single computer processor. If this is the definition...the human brain must be the processor.