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Short Wave — The neuroscience of cracking under pressure
Scout ratingSCOUT· 64%12m·2026-02-18·Science

The neuroscience of cracking under pressure

Short Wave · 1433

The 2026 Winter Olympics are unfolding in Milan and Cortina, and we can’t look away: We’re watching athletes fly down mountains on skis and glide — sometimes slipping and falling — on the ice. Vikram Chib studies performance and how the brain responds to rewards at Johns Hopkins University. And he says rewards aren’t…

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