Uncorrected Proof ) Title : Effect of Smartphone Distractions on Cognitive Performance in Adolescents : An Electroencephalography Approach Running Title : Problematic Phone Use and Cognition

1 Dept. of ECE, Government Engineering College Thrissur/APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University Kerala, Thrissur680009, Kerala, India. 2 Principal, MGM College of Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Malappuram676552, Kerala, India. 3 Dept. of EEE, Government Engineering College, Thrissur680009, Kerala, India. 4 Dept. of Neurology, Valiyath Institute of Medical Sciences, Kollam690518, Kerala, India. 5 Dept. of Neurogenetics, Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences, Shoranur679523, Kerala, India.