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Your Memory Under Stress | Brain Games


take a look at your screen behind these
cards are 10 pairs of images here’s a
sneak peek in a moment you’ll have 5
seconds to memorize the location of each
pair which should be plenty of time
ready go
[Music]
now we’re going to flip over just one
card all you have to do is call out the
number of the matching card you have
three seconds ready go
did you choose number eight there’s the
other wrench if you missed it don’t
worry you’ll have two more chances take
a look at the objects one more time
ready for another here’s the next card
did you pick one
there’s the football take one more look
at the board let’s do one more
[Music]
did you pick 18 there’s the other pair
of headphones if you couldn’t locate all
three pairs don’t worry you’re like 90%
of the people we surveyed but did you
notice some of the ways we made to gain
more stressful by adding tight time
constraints and a loud noise of a
ticking clock we set off your brain’s
alarm bells it’s the same thing that
happens to most people when they have to
speak in public and as comedian Ben
Bailey knows the physical symptoms can
be dramatic tarragon what you’re gonna
say next thing your heart starts
pounding your tongue feels so big it’s
filling your entire mouth you lose your
train of thought and you’re dead in the
water right that is exactly what
happened yeah I know I was talking about
you doesn’t happen to me man is right
and every stress response he just
mentioned is triggered by your amygdala
when you’re facing stress the most
primitive part of your brain the
amygdala signals a flood of hormones
into your bloodstream that includes
adrenaline and cortisol these hormones
cause your breathing to quicken your
heart to pump faster and your senses to
become sharper all in an effort to
combat any perceived threat even if that
threat is just a tough crowd or your
daily commute
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