The article reports on the study made by psychologists of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), which proves that learning can not be achieved while listening to music or do other tasks. According to Russell Poldrack, UCLA associate professor of psychology and co-author of the new study, multitasking affects how a person learns. Poldrack adds that even if a person learns while multitasking, it is less flexible and more specialized, and one can not retrieve that information so easily. He suggests that the best way to improve memory and learning is to pay full attention, including tasks that require more attention. When it comes to learning, using the iPod is not always favorable, because sometimes it tends to distract the understanding, and affects learning, Poldrack stresses.