Practice Testing Protects Memory Against Stress (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus

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Learning by taking practice tests, a strategy known as retrieval practice, can protect memory against the negative effects of stress, report scientists from Tufts University in a new study published in Science on Nov. 25.

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