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Your Memory Under Stress | Brain Games


take a look at your screen behind these

take a look at your screen behind these cards are 10 pairs of images here’s a

cards are 10 pairs of images here’s a

cards are 10 pairs of images here’s a sneak peek in a moment you’ll have 5

sneak peek in a moment you’ll have 5

sneak peek in a moment you’ll have 5 seconds to memorize the location of each

seconds to memorize the location of each

seconds to memorize the location of each pair which should be plenty of time

pair which should be plenty of time

pair which should be plenty of time ready go

now we’re going to flip over just one

now we’re going to flip over just one card all you have to do is call out the

card all you have to do is call out the

card all you have to do is call out the number of the matching card you have

number of the matching card you have

number of the matching card you have three seconds ready go

did you choose number eight there’s the

did you choose number eight there’s the other wrench if you missed it don’t

other wrench if you missed it don’t

other wrench if you missed it don’t worry you’ll have two more chances take

worry you’ll have two more chances take

worry you’ll have two more chances take a look at the objects one more time

did you pick one

did you pick one there’s the football take one more look

there’s the football take one more look

there’s the football take one more look at the board let’s do one more

at the board let’s do one more

at the board let’s do one more [Music]

[Music]

[Music] did you pick 18 there’s the other pair

did you pick 18 there’s the other pair

did you pick 18 there’s the other pair of headphones if you couldn’t locate all

of headphones if you couldn’t locate all

of headphones if you couldn’t locate all three pairs don’t worry you’re like 90%

three pairs don’t worry you’re like 90%

three pairs don’t worry you’re like 90% of the people we surveyed but did you

of the people we surveyed but did you

of the people we surveyed but did you notice some of the ways we made to gain

notice some of the ways we made to gain

notice some of the ways we made to gain more stressful by adding tight time

more stressful by adding tight time

more stressful by adding tight time constraints and a loud noise of a

constraints and a loud noise of a

constraints and a loud noise of a ticking clock we set off your brain’s

ticking clock we set off your brain’s

ticking clock we set off your brain’s alarm bells it’s the same thing that

alarm bells it’s the same thing that

alarm bells it’s the same thing that happens to most people when they have to

happens to most people when they have to

happens to most people when they have to speak in public and as comedian Ben

speak in public and as comedian Ben

speak in public and as comedian Ben Bailey knows the physical symptoms can

Bailey knows the physical symptoms can

Bailey knows the physical symptoms can be dramatic tarragon what you’re gonna

be dramatic tarragon what you’re gonna

be dramatic tarragon what you’re gonna say next thing your heart starts

say next thing your heart starts

say next thing your heart starts pounding your tongue feels so big it’s

pounding your tongue feels so big it’s

pounding your tongue feels so big it’s filling your entire mouth you lose your

filling your entire mouth you lose your

filling your entire mouth you lose your train of thought and you’re dead in the

train of thought and you’re dead in the

train of thought and you’re dead in the water right that is exactly what

water right that is exactly what

water right that is exactly what happened yeah I know I was talking about

happened yeah I know I was talking about

happened yeah I know I was talking about you doesn’t happen to me man is right

you doesn’t happen to me man is right

you doesn’t happen to me man is right and every stress response he just

and every stress response he just

and every stress response he just mentioned is triggered by your amygdala

mentioned is triggered by your amygdala

mentioned is triggered by your amygdala when you’re facing stress the most

when you’re facing stress the most

when you’re facing stress the most primitive part of your brain the

primitive part of your brain the

primitive part of your brain the amygdala signals a flood of hormones

amygdala signals a flood of hormones

amygdala signals a flood of hormones into your bloodstream that includes

into your bloodstream that includes

into your bloodstream that includes adrenaline and cortisol these hormones

adrenaline and cortisol these hormones

adrenaline and cortisol these hormones cause your breathing to quicken your

cause your breathing to quicken your

cause your breathing to quicken your heart to pump faster and your senses to

heart to pump faster and your senses to

heart to pump faster and your senses to become sharper all in an effort to

become sharper all in an effort to

become sharper all in an effort to combat any perceived threat even if that

combat any perceived threat even if that

combat any perceived threat even if that threat is just a tough crowd or your

threat is just a tough crowd or your

threat is just a tough crowd or your daily commute

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