Why the Brain 'Chokes'
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The Brain Really Does Choke Under Pressure
New experiments with monkeys are shedding light on why our brains freeze up at times when the stakes get high. When they learned to anticipate rare but big rewards for accurate performances of a computer task, the activity of neurons linked to preparing to move declined, reports freelance science journalist Jude Coleman. That drop left the monkeys unprepared for the next task such that they appeared to “choke” under pressure. The research has yet to be tested in humans.?
Why this matters: Choking under pressure is widely observed in sports, but it happens in a range of fields and settings.
What the experts say: In some ways, “you just don’t perform better as the reward increases,” says behavioral neuroscientist Bita Moghaddam.?
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