Brain Health Network - Is Stress an Invaluable Asset for the Brain?

Brain Health Network - Is Stress an Invaluable Asset for the Brain?

On 31st July 2016, the most dangerous stunt ever attempted was shown live on US TV. Forty two year-old skydiver Luke Aikins leapt out of an aircraft at 25,000 feet, landed and walked away, without a parachute.  After a terrifying two-minute freefall, he landed just off-centre in a 100-by-100 foot net at the Big Sky movie ranch in California. Was there any point to this alarmingly stressful stunt, other than sheer daredevilry? The answer to that is, โ€˜yesโ€™. 

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