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Acute stress just after an event drives memory formation. That's why you'll always remember bad events. Chronic stress dulls this. You can induce acute stress w
by hackerlight 4y ago
Acute stress just after an event drives memory formation. That's why you'll always remember bad events. Chronic stress dulls this. You can induce acute stress with cold exposure to improve memory formation.
- michaelcampbell 4y agoI've read that in olden times, people would teach kids (or have them watch) a memorable event, and immediately throw them into water. Just for this reason. Only read it once, (or heard it; maybe from Huberman?), so no idea if it's true or not.
- fancybouncy 4y agoi remember reading something similar, but it was a huge slap rather than water (seems too much to throw people in water back when colds were lethal)
- trafnar 4y agoCan being thrown in water cause a cold?
- fancybouncy 4y agoif it's full winter before heating was highly available, i'd guess so
- hackerlight 4y agoA cold is a virus, so not directly at least.