Abstract
Key Points:
- Burnout steals more than just your energy, it robs you of your intelligence and problem-solving.
- Burnout harms memory, focus, verbal skills, multitasking, impulse control, and executive functioning.
- Cortisol changes from burnout disrupt neurotransmitters, shrink the hippocampus, and reduce neuroplasticity.
- The cognitive decline from burnout can persist even after exhaustion symptoms improve.
- Burnout steals more than just your energy, it robs you of your intelligence and problem-solving.
- Burnout harms memory, focus, verbal skills, multitasking, impulse control, and executive functioning.
- Cortisol changes from burnout disrupt neurotransmitters, shrink the hippocampus, and reduce neuroplasticity.
- The cognitive decline from burnout can persist even after exhaustion symptoms improve.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Psychology Today |
| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Aug 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Burnout
- Cognitive decline