Scientific evidence largely indicates that acute and chronic stress impairs memory retrieval, integration, and hippocampal functioning rather than improving human memory processes.
Evidence against · 3
Glucocorticoids Decrease Hippocampal and Prefrontal Activation during Declarative Memory Retrieval in Young Men
2007 · cited by 149
Glucocorticoids associated with stress decrease hippocampal and prefrontal activation during declarative memory retrieval.
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More against · 2
Memories of and influenced by the Trier Social Stress Test.
2019 · cited by 24
Acute stress consistently enhances certain consolidation processes but impairs long-term memory retrieval.
Stress disrupts hippocampal integration of overlapping events and memory inference in humans.
2026 · cited by 1
Acute stress impairs memory integration and inference by reducing the reactivation of past memories.