# The surprising link between stress and memory

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Elizabeth Cox
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_the_surprising_link_between_stress_and_memory)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands it out. You're working your way through, when you're asked to define "ataraxia." You know you've seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory. \[TED-Ed Animation by Artrake Studio\]

## Lectures

1. [The surprising link between stress and memory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_cox_the_surprising_link_between_stress_and_memory/09414824263f), 5 min (TED's player)