Yale School of Medicine: Stress Amplifies the Brain's Ability to Encode Memory, New Study Finds
October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news:
Research has shown that one of the key elements of our acute stress response (a hormone called cortisol) can impair the part of the brain (the hippocampus) that is involved in encoding memories. Now, a new study shows that stress' effect on memory is not quite that simple. We actually create stronger memories when we are under stress, with cortisol helping to enhance th . . .
Research has shown that one of the key elements of our acute stress response (a hormone called cortisol) can impair the part of the brain (the hippocampus) that is involved in encoding memories. Now, a new study shows that stress' effect on memory is not quite that simple. We actually create stronger memories when we are under stress, with cortisol helping to enhance th . . .