
Using your phone during a break from a mentally challenging task may prevent your brain from recharging, according to new research. — AFP Relaxnews
If you want to take a break and recharge from mentally challenging work, then it's best not to look at your phone, according to a new study in the United States.
Carried out by researchers at Rutgers University, the new study recruited 414 participants and gave them sets of word puzzles to solve.
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