⚠️ Requirements: Keyboard + Audio (headphones/speakers recommended)

Total Trials (20-40)

Difficulty

⚡ Quick Start

➤ You'll see shapes and hear beeps — respond to circles (●) by pressing Z, and to high beeps by pressing V.

➤ Ignore squares (■), triangles (▲), and low beeps — don't press anything for those!

➤ Sometimes both appear at once (circle + high beep) — press both Z and V within 300ms to get full credit!

➤ Click the blue area below to start. Press Esc to pause/resume anytime.

💡 Remember to test audio first before starting!

First, test audio above ↑
Then click here to start

● = Z High tone = V Press both if both appear!

📖 Detailed Instructions

Click "Test Audio First" button to verify audio works (required before starting).
Click/tap the test area to begin.
A countdown (3, 2, 1) will appear before the test starts.
Visual task: When you see a circle (●), press the Z key. Ignore squares (■) and triangles (▲).
Audio task: When you hear a high-pitched beep, press the V key. Ignore low-pitched beeps.
Important: Sometimes both stimuli appear at once - you must press both Z and V (within 300ms of each other) to get full credit!
Press Esc to pause/resume at any time.
The test measures your ability to divide attention between two tasks.
Results show Hit rate, Miss rate, False Alarm rate, and reaction times for each task type.
This skill is essential for real-world situations requiring divided attention (driving, sports, work).

How This Dual Task Test Trains Your Cognitive Skills

Divided attention and multitasking ability

This test strengthens your capacity to process multiple information streams simultaneously. By responding to both visual shapes and auditory tones, you train your brain to allocate attention resources efficiently between competing demands. Regular practice reduces interference effects and improves performance under divided attention conditions.

Executive function and response coordination

Managing two independent tasks requires robust cognitive control and working memory. The challenge of holding task rules in mind while monitoring for targets strengthens prefrontal cortex function and builds mental stamina for complex multitasking situations.

Cognitive flexibility and task switching

The dual-task format trains your ability to rapidly switch attention between modalities without performance degradation. This cognitive agility transfers directly to real-world scenarios requiring quick shifts between different types of information processing.

Who This Training Is Especially Useful For

Professionals managing multiple responsibilities

Knowledge workers, healthcare professionals, and anyone juggling competing priorities benefits from enhanced divided attention skills. The ability to monitor multiple information streams while maintaining accuracy directly transfers to workplace scenarios requiring simultaneous task management.

Athletes and performers

Sports requiring simultaneous visual and auditory processing—such as team sports, driving, or musical performance—demand exceptional divided attention. This training builds the cognitive foundation for processing game situations while responding to coach instructions or environmental cues.

Students and lifelong learners

Academic success increasingly requires managing multiple information channels during lectures and discussions. Training divided attention improves note-taking while listening, following demonstrations while reading instructions, and other common educational multitasking scenarios.

Real-World Benefits of This Training

Safer driving and navigation

Operating a vehicle demands constant divided attention between visual road monitoring and auditory awareness of navigation instructions, engine sounds, and environmental cues. Enhanced dual-task performance directly improves driving safety by reducing cognitive interference when processing multiple simultaneous inputs.

Better communication and meeting effectiveness

Effective conversations and presentations require monitoring both verbal content and non-verbal cues simultaneously. Improved divided attention enables better comprehension during complex discussions while maintaining awareness of audience reactions and context.

Enhanced focus and reduced mental fatigue

Regular dual-task practice builds cognitive endurance and reduces the mental strain of multitasking. Many users notice improvements in daily focus, better task management, and reduced stress when handling multiple competing demands at work or home.

🎯 Dual Task Challenge