Title: Memory Loss and Anxiety - AnxietyCentre.com
Headings: Memory Loss and Anxiety
Memory Loss and Anxiety
Memory loss anxiety symptom common descriptions:
Why anxiety can cause memory loss
1. The stress response changes the electrical activity in the brain
2. The stress response alters brain function
3. The stress response suppresses the hippocampus - the learning and memory area of the brain
4. Stress can cause fatigue, and fatigue can impair memory
5. Hyperstimulation
6. Other factors
How to get rid of memory loss anxiety symptoms?
Stress reduction
Common Anxiety Symptoms
References

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Some of these changes cause an increase in electrical activity in parts of the brain. Increased electrical activity causes the brain to generate an increase in thought generation and at a faster rate. An increase in thought generation can cause our attention to be easily distracted, which can cause split attention and focus making learning and remembering difficult. 2. The stress response alters brain function
The stress response suppresses the rationalization areas of the brain (the cortex) and increases the activity in the fear center of the brain (the amygdala and others). These changes make it easier to detect and react to danger. While this change in brain function can benefit us when in danger, the downside is that it reduces memory performance. 3. The stress response suppresses the hippocampus - the learning and memory area of the brain
The hippocampus is thought to be the primary area of the brain responsible for learning and memory. Stress hormones suppress the activity in the hippocampus making it more difficult to store and retrieve information.