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·March 15, 2022·5 min read

A Remedy Against Choking Under Pressure

From elite athletes to students preparing to take an exam, people sometimes become overwhelmed by the pressure and this affects their ability to access their performance ability. Researchers reveal techniques to help prevent choking under pressure.

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·March 11, 2022·2 min read

Brain Stress Factor Regulates Obesity

FKBP51, a protein linked to depression and anxiety disorders, also acts as a link between the stress response system and metabolic processes.

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·March 10, 2022·6 min read

How Does the Brain Know Whether Our Actions Actually Make a Difference?

Findings reveal how the brain calculates controllability based on neural activity and behavior.

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·March 8, 2022·5 min read

Stress Damages the Movement Centers in the Brain

A new mouse study reveals stress impacts motor learning and may lead to the development of motor deficits. Stress, researchers say, leaves traces in the brain that may be permanent.

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·March 6, 2022·2 min read

How Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Leads to Cognitive Impairments

Mouse study reveals synaptic loss associated with a daily sleep-inducing dose of diazepam for several weeks leads to cognitive impairments. However, the effect was reversible after discontinuing benzodiazepine use.

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·March 2, 2022·5 min read

Connecting Stress, Weight, and Social Anxiety in Early Adolescence

Stress experienced during peripuberty leads to an increase in adipose fat and a reduction in sociability in young adolescents.

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·February 27, 2022·4 min read

Acute Stress Leads to Dynamic Changes in the Brain

During moments of acute stress, different brain networks alter their communication over the course of the stressful situation.

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·February 18, 2022·4 min read

Understanding the Molecules and Brain Circuits Recruited by Stressful Experience

Specific inhibitory neurons in the prefrontal cortex appear to become persistently activated following acute stress. The findings may pave the way for the creation of more targeted therapeutics for stress.

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·January 29, 2022·6 min read

How to Build Resilience and Boost Your Mental Health

Improving your resilience can help boost mental health and overall well-being, researchers report.

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·January 28, 2022·7 min read

How Stress and Anxiety Contribute to Youth Violence

The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents has doubled since before the COVID pandemic.

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·January 17, 2022·4 min read

How to Remain Youthful and Resilient Despite Stress

Stress can be a precursor to other mental health disorders including depression and anxiety, as well as a factor for premature aging. Researchers discuss stress management techniques that can build resilience to stressors and could help protect against the impact stress has on the aging process.

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·January 4, 2022·6 min read

Babies Born During Pandemic’s First Year Score Slightly Lower on a Developmental Screening Test

At six months of age, babies born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic scored lower on developmental screening tests for social and motor skills than children born before the pandemic.