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TIL: Stress makes people perform badly because it takes up space in the ‘working memory’ making less memory available for performing the task at hand

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9YDer TIL Self-consciousness arose because of Social life and Mutual recognition, according to the World's most-cited Neuroscientist. This view was envisioned by 19th century Philosopher Hegel.
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