Cognitive Neuroscience: Why Do We Get Lost When We Are Stressed?

Arne D. Ekstrom

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.065

Cognitive Neuroscience: Why Do We Get Lost When We Are Stressed?

Arne D. Ekstrom

Psychology

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Abstract

A recent study in humans shows that stress increases our reliance on familiar routes during navigation. This research explains how increases in cortisol, a biomarker of stress, disrupts navigation-related brain circuits, resulting in less efficient navigation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R439-R441
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.065
State	Published - May 18 2020

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Neuroscience(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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