Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Stress. 2024 Jan;27(1):2364333. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2024.2364333. Epub 2024 Jun 23.
The relationship between stress and working memory (WM) is crucial in determining students' academic performance, but the interaction between these factors is not yet fully understood. WM is a key cognitive function that is important for learning academic skills, such as reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and math. Stress may negatively affect cognition, including WM, via various mechanisms; these include the deleterious effect of glucocorticoids and catecholamines on the structure and function of brain regions that are key for WM, such as the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. This review explores the mechanisms underlying how stress impacts WM and how it can decrease academic performance. It highlights the importance of implementing effective stress-management strategies to protect WM function and improve academic performance.
压力与工作记忆（WM）之间的关系对确定学生的学业成绩至关重要，但这些因素之间的相互作用尚不完全清楚。WM 是一种关键的认知功能，对学习阅读、理解、解决问题和数学等学术技能很重要。压力可能通过多种机制对认知产生负面影响，包括糖皮质激素和儿茶酚胺对 WM 关键脑区（如前额叶皮层和海马体）的结构和功能的有害影响。本综述探讨了压力影响 WM 的机制以及它如何降低学业成绩。它强调了实施有效的压力管理策略以保护 WM 功能和提高学业成绩的重要性。
