“The Learning Brain” S:1 E:20 How Stress and Emotion Affect Learning

S:1 E:20 How Stress and Emotion Affect Learning Ask almost anyone where they were when they heard about major events like the 9/11 attacks or the Challenger explosion and they remember immediately. Why, psychologically, do those memories remain so vivid? And do short, quick moments of stress versus chronic stress affect our memories differently? How? These answers and more await you.