Influence of acute stress on spatial tasks in humans
Few studies have investigated the relationship between stress and spatial performance in humans. In this study, participants were exposed to an acute laboratory stressor (Star Mirror Tracing Task) or a control condition (watching a nature video) and then performed two spatial tasks. In the first task, participants navigated through a virtual reality (VR) environment and […]
Stress enhances return-based behaviors in Wistar rats during spatial navigation without altering spatial performance: Improvement or deficit?
Stress is frequently reported to be deleterious to spatial learning and memory. However, there are many instances in which spatial performance is not affected by stress. This discrepancy observed across different studies, in addition to the animals’ strain and gender, may be caused by the type of the task employed to assess stress-related behavioral changes. […]