Stress Impairs Thinking

Stress seems to have a negative impact on people’s ability to think clearly and quickly, and attend to new information. The study investigated male doctoral students shortly before and after their board exams and found that although students did not perform well under stress, their brain’s ability to do so bounced back in less than a month after the stress went away. 

This may be quite different in the case of chronic stress that can lead to major health problems such as chronic fatigue, depression, post traumatic stress, and Alzheimers.

Rockefeller University (2009, January 28). Stress Disrupts Human Thinking, But The Brain Can Bounce Back. ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2009/01/090127190442.htm