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  2. Effects of stress on memory - Wikipedia

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    Stress affects many memory functions and cognitive functioning of the brain. [10] There are different levels of stress and the high levels can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic stress level is triggered by a cognitive challenge whereas extrinsic can be triggered by a condition not related to a cognitive task. [8]

  3. Stress can affect your cognitive reserve: What that means for ...

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    Researchers say stress can impair a person's cognitive reserve and undermine the benefits of an active lifestyle and social interaction. Mindfulness and meditation can help relieve stress, experts ...

  4. How meditation can calm your brain - AOL

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    Chronic stress and anxiety can also affect your brain health. It can cause it to change, eventually leading to problems with memory . It can also put you at higher risk of brain-related conditions ...

  5. High Levels of Stress Affect Cognition and Memory ... - AOL

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    People who report high levels of stress are more likely to have issues with memory, learning new things, and concentrating, new research says. Here's why. High Levels of Stress Affect Cognition ...

  6. Psychological stress - Wikipedia

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    Hans Selye defined stress as “the nonspecific (that is, common) result of any demand upon the body, be the effect mental or somatic.” [5] This includes the medical definition of stress as a physical demand and the colloquial definition of stress as a psychological demand. A stressor is inherently neutral meaning that the same stressor can ...

  7. Chronic stress - Wikipedia

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    A primary target of stress is the brain. When exposed to stress, it serves as the centre to interpret the stressors and determine the appropriate behavioural and psychological responses. [7] Therefore, exposure to chronic stress will have a direct impact on brain function. [7] For instance, chronic stress inhibits neuron growth inside the ...

  8. Stress and your second brain - AOL

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    Your gut microbes affect the way your body produces neurotransmitters (chemical messengers). And they directly impact the way your central nervous system functions by triggering stress.

  9. Memory and trauma - Wikipedia

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    Chemically, this is because the emotional and physical stress caused by traumatic events creates an almost identical stimulation in the brain to the physiological condition that heightens memory retention. It excites the neuron-chemical activity centers of the brain that affects memory encoding and recollection. [40]