Stress harms your memory too

If you find yourself struggling to recall facts that you know you made a point to put into your head, you may be under stress.Being stressed makes one forgetful regardless of their age- this has been a well- known fact.however researches have now indicated that even short term stress can harm memory and make individuals forgetful.

In their study on laboratory rodents,researchers at the university of California found that instead of cortisol, corticotrophin releasing hormone seemed to play a vital role in blocking memory after short stressful periods.
Basically memory & learning occurs at synapses,which are junctions of brain cells called neurons.These synapses occur on dendritic spines, which are structures that are specialized protutions on neurons.In their study ,they found out that the corticotrophin releasing hormone played havoc on the dendritic spines when an animal was stressed.
''stress is constant in our lives.Our findings can play an important role in the current development of drugs that might prevent these undesirable effects and offer insights into why some people are forgetful or have difficulty retaining information during stressful situations."said lead researcher Dr.TZBaram.