
Cognitive Performance and the crucial role stress plays
Cognitive performance typically declines with age. Brain structures associated with memory naturally shrink as we get older.
While part of this decline may be inevitable, preventable factors such as chronic stress and poor sleep accelerate it.
Elevated cortisol levels and glandular dysfunction are each a consequence of chronic stress. Studies suggest both are associated with smaller volumes in the brain’s memory region, the hippocampus, as well as poorer scores in memory tasks performed by adults of a given age.
And stress inhibits blood flow to the frontal cortex, the area responsible for high-order thinking, behavior, and personality.
What’s more, poorer sleep quality, especially as you age, can hinder memory consolidation.
Enter NuCalm.
NuCalm Neuroscience May Help Slow Memory Decline
That cognitive performance is best maintained via a brain-based approach is logical enough.
NuCalm is clinically proven to reduce stress and improve sleep quality, potentially slowing the most preventable contributing factors in memory decline and helping to stabilize the aging brain.
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Questions about stress and cognitive performance
How does stress affect memory and thinking?
Chronic stress raises cortisol and can cause glandular dysfunction, and studies suggest both are associated with smaller volumes in the hippocampus, the brain's memory region, and with poorer memory scores. Stress also inhibits blood flow to the frontal cortex, the area responsible for high-order thinking, behavior and personality.
Does poor sleep speed up cognitive decline?
Poor sleep is one of the preventable factors that can accelerate age-related cognitive decline. Poorer sleep quality, especially as you age, can hinder memory consolidation. NuCalm says its technology reduces stress and improves sleep quality, which may help slow the most preventable contributors to memory decline.