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Research: High stakes can set back learning

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The surgical students exhibited high levels of stress during the simulation exercise. Rapid loss of dendritic spines after stress involves derangement of spine dynamics by corticotropin-releasing hormone. Journal of Neuroscience , 28 (11), 2903-2911. Scientific Reports , 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-38727-z.