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. 2020 May 18;30(10):R439-R441.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.065.

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

Arne D Ekstrom  1
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Cognitive Neuroscience: Why Do We Get Lost When We Are Stressed?

Arne D Ekstrom. Curr Biol. .
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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.

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