The anxious girls often have difficulty learning

The anxious girls 'brains must be more active than the boys' brains when dealing with the same problem. This explains why anxious girls often have difficulty learning, according to Health24.

The study was conducted on 79 female students and 70 male students at Michigan State University (USA).

Accordingly, these students are required to identify letters in the middle of groups of five letters that appear on the computer screen. At times, the middle letter matches the fourth letter ('FFFFF'), but sometimes the middle letter is different ('EEFEE'). After that, students will answer questions to assess their anxiety level.

Although female students have the same level of anxiety as boys, their brains are much more active. Then, when the tests were harder, the girls' anxiety level became more than the boys to try to complete the tests.

According to researchers, the brains of anxious girls have to work harder to complete tests because they are distracted by thoughts and worries. As a result, their brain is burned by thinking too much. This explains why anxious girls often have difficulty learning, especially in math.

Jason Moser, Associate Professor of Psychology, who led the study, said the results may suggest future research directions to find out why women generally suffer from anxiety disorders more. male.

Based on the findings, Moser also suggested adding a therapy to treat anxiety disorders. That is, write thoughts, worries instead of keeping them in mind, or making mind games specifically designed to enhance memory and concentration.