Stress Shrinks Your Brain's Decision-Making Power | California News

Stress shrinks your brain’s decision-making power—new research reveals how pressure triggers tunnel vision by dampening the prefrontal cortex, making it harder to think clearly and weigh options. While this is evolution’s survival hack, it often backfires in daily life, leading to rushed or suboptimal choices. The good news? Mindfulness and CBT may help retrain your brain to stay flexible under stress, so you can think straight even when chaos hits.

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