Name: The surprising link between stress and memory
Uploaded: 2018-09-04T18:45:48Z
Duration: 4 min 46 s
Description: You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands it out. You're working your way through, when you're asked to define "ataraxia." You know you've seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory. [TED-Ed Animation by Artrake Studio]

You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands it out. You're working your way through, when you're asked to define "ataraxia." You know you've seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory. [TED-Ed Animation by Artrake Studio]

Elizabeth Cox: The surprising link between stress and memory

The surprising link between stress and memory

Chronic stress harms the hippocampus, reducing our capacity to form new memories, a stark reminder of stress's long-term effects.

Practicing under conditions similar to test environments and regular exercise are effective strategies to mitigate stress impacts.

Moderate stress enhances memory by aiding the encoding process, but chronic stress impairs it by damaging the hippocampus.