Do better in math: how your body posture may change stereotype threat response

posture · NeuroRegulation · 2017

Slumped posture measurably worsens mood, recall and math performance compared with an upright one — the body's shape feeds the brain's state in real time.

Authors

Peper E, Lin IM, Harvey R, Perez J

Research lens

Slumped posture measurably worsens mood, recall and math performance compared with an upright one — the body's shape feeds the brain's state in real time.

  • posture
  • mood
  • interoception
  • embodied cognition