How stress can tweak the brain to sabotage self-control
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 15:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A challenging morning meeting or an interaction with an upset client at work may affect whether we go for that extra chocolate bar at lunch. In a study, researchers placed human volunteers in a similar food choice scenario to explore how stress can alter the brain to impair self-control when we're confronted with a choice.