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Resilience of navigation strategy and efficiency to the impact of acute stress

Alexander P. Boonea Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Tom Bullocka Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Mary H. MacLeana Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Tyler Santandera Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Jamie Raymera Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Alexander Stubera Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Liann Jimmonsa Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Gold N. Okafora Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Scott T. Graftona Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;c Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Michael B. Millera Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;c Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Barry Giesbrechta Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;b Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;c Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Mary Hegartya Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;c Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAView further author information
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Published online: 26 Feb 2024
 
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ABSTRACT

Increased cortisol may differentially impact navigation strategies. Three within-subjects experiments investigated how the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), the Cold Pressor Test (CPT), and a prolonged bout of physical exercise (PE), all known to increase cortisol, affect navigation strategy and efficiency. Participants learned an environment, were stressed, and then navigated. Cortisol was higher in all stress sessions relative to a no-stress control session. TSST and CPT did not affect strategy or efficiency, while PE increased shortcut use. Results suggest navigation strategies are resilient to cortisol-based stress however questions remain as to how strategy shifts occur.

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Funding

This work was supported by and in part by a University of California Presidential dissertation year award to APB and cooperative agreement W911NF-19-2-0026 and contract W911NF-09-D-0001 for the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies. Data from this work appeared in the dissertation of APB.

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