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56. Brain Chemistry of Memory, Stress & Attention

Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning

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Studying the Outside World

For studying the outside world means your study books, right? It's the outside your head. So they've got lower levels of acetylcholine. That seems to be really important in telling our brain whether it's time to focus on the outside world or time tofocus on the inside world. For studying, you need both because focusing on the outsideWorld is when you're going to take in new information. But focusing on the inside World is really important for storing it and consolidating it.

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