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Study Links Anxiety to Impaired Judgment in Safety Awareness
4/23/2025
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- A groundbreaking study from the University of Rochester uncovers how fleeting moments of anxiety can cloud our judgment, making it harder to identify safe versus dangerous settings. Through a virtual reality game, researchers discovered that individuals with sharper spatial memory experienced less anxiety. This insight could pave the way for innovative treatments for anxiety disorders like PTSD.
