Exploring a new environment helps boost dopamine levels which are projected to the hippocampus, decreasing the threshold for learning. However, in older people, the novelty of a new environment doesn’t boost memory as much as it does in younger people. nature.com Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ybct77 on October 23, 2022 at 9:05 AM in science 49 comments 2,306
PhoenixRising256 t1_itiwft6 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:41 PM Just moved to a new state to start a doctorate and have been having trouble studying even though I enjoy the school and program much more than I expected. Seeing this was actually validating Permalink 1
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