O stress desorienta

O stress desorienta

From Fricção Científica by Antena3 - RTP

June 5, 2026 · 1 min · Episode 106

About this episode

The episode discusses how cortisol, the stress hormone, weakens the activity of grid cells in the brain that are responsible for spatial orientation.

Investigadores da universidade de Bochum na Alemanha mostraram que o cortisol, hormona do stress, enfraquece a actividade das células grelha no cérebro, responsáveis pela nossa orientação no espaço See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

  • stress
  • cortisol
  • brain activity
  • spatial orientation
  • research

Keywords

  • stress
  • cortisol
  • brain
  • grid cells
  • orientation
  • research
  • Bochum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: universidade de Bochum

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