Stress and Memory: Should Drugs Trump Stress Management Techniques?
Stress and Memory: Should Drugs Trump Stress Management Techniques? Monday March 17, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)It’s long been known that chronic stress lasting weeks or months can affect cognitive functioning, but a recent study at the University of California-Irvine (UCI) found that even short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can damage brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other in parts of the brain that affect learning and memory. To me, this study signals the importance of managing stress in everyday life as part of keeping the brain healthy. But in UCI’s press release, the researchers didn’t mention the importance of managing stress through evide
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}It’s long been known that chronic stress lasting weeks or months can affect cognitive functioning, but a recent study at the University of California-Irvine (UCI) found that even short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can damage brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other in parts of the brain that affect learning and memory. To me, this study signals the importance of managing stress in everyday life as part of keeping the brain healthy. But in UCI’s press release, the researchers didn’t mention the importance of managing stress through evidence
