Scientists have studied subjects brains as they process easy and difficult problems. They found certain areas of the brain that were engaged in particular participants that helped them answer the questions under different circumstances of pressure. Some participants were able to answer questions regardless of economic pressure (money was offered for questions answered correctly) and social pressure (money was taken away from other participants if someone answered incorrectly). The participants who engaged parts of the brain associated with active memory were found less likely to get answers wrong while under pressure.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Parts of the Brain Found To Be More Active When Under Pressure
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339586/title/Brain_scan_foretells_who_will_fold_under_pressure
Scientists have studied subjects brains as they process easy and difficult problems. They found certain areas of the brain that were engaged in particular participants that helped them answer the questions under different circumstances of pressure. Some participants were able to answer questions regardless of economic pressure (money was offered for questions answered correctly) and social pressure (money was taken away from other participants if someone answered incorrectly). The participants who engaged parts of the brain associated with active memory were found less likely to get answers wrong while under pressure.
Scientists have studied subjects brains as they process easy and difficult problems. They found certain areas of the brain that were engaged in particular participants that helped them answer the questions under different circumstances of pressure. Some participants were able to answer questions regardless of economic pressure (money was offered for questions answered correctly) and social pressure (money was taken away from other participants if someone answered incorrectly). The participants who engaged parts of the brain associated with active memory were found less likely to get answers wrong while under pressure.
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