Being under stress makes us worse at detecting new dangers, according to a new study.
Contrary to the common belief that stress puts our bodies on high alert, this new research from New York University demonstrates that stress can make our thinking and responses less flexible, so we are slower to learn new dangers.
Researchers from New York University taught their subjects cues for danger, then put half of that group under stress.
The cues for danger and for safety were then switched, and the study found that those exposed to stress adapted to the new cues more slowly than their peers.
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