Migrants' Cognitive Performance and Neural Variability under Stress

19 April 2025

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This study aims to examine whether neural variability, measured by behavioral tasks such as reaction times, is associated with stress and cognitive functioning. Neural variability refers to random fluctuations in brain activity. High neural variability can impair cognitive performance by reducing the brain’s ability to differentiate meaningful signals from noise.

Requirements

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Keywords

• Tilburg University
• neuropsychology
• migrants
• stress
• cognition
• psychology
• anxiety

Ethical approval

This study has been approved by the Ethics Review Board, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University.

About the researcher

Polina Ivanova, MSc Psychology, Master’s student Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University.

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