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Experiencing a Stressful Day May Lower Cognitive Abilities Throughout the Day
Researchers found when people woke up feeling like the day ahead would be stressful, their working memory was lower later in the day. Anticipating something stressful had a great effect on working memory regardless of actual stressful events.
The research is in Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. (full access paywall)