Qatar University X Wired
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According to Northwestern University and Qatar's Mariam Rafi, he virtual reality allows students to step away from their habitual ways of thinking and provides opportunity to understand concepts in a way that would not normally be accessible in a traditional education setting. Dr. Tracy Hardest er, a clinical psychologist at the Qatar Foundation, says that prolonged strain can lead to chronic stress if the stressful situation doesn't subside. The nervous system continues to pump out hormones like cortisol to keep your body alert and ready for that fight or flight response. That means constant high levels of cortisol tiring out our nervous system, negatively impacting our brain, causing difficulties with memory, decreased ability to focus and fight fatigue, as well as poor sleep and significant mood swings.