It's never nice to feel emotionally tense, but a little stress here and there might actually help your short-term memory in the long run.
New research from neuroscientists at the University of Georgia involving more than 1,200 healthy young adults suggests mental stress is only detrimental when it crosses a certain threshold.
When looking back at the brain activity during the task, researchers noticed those participants who reported higher levels of stress on a questionnaire showed less activity in the area of their brains responsible for short-term memories, also known as working memory. The idea that stress can exert a positive and negative effect on human cognition, depending on its severity, stems from the
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