{
  "id": 14884199,
  "title": "Performance under pressure: A new perspective on why we fail—or rise to the occasion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/performance-under-pressure-a-new-perspective-on-why-we-fail-or-rise",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:38:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pressure-perspective-occasion.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The decisive penalty kick in a final, match point in tennis or the last attempt in a competition: When a lot is at stake, even a well-practiced performance can suddenly break down. Yet pressure does not necessarily impair performance. Some people perform at their best precisely in the moments that matter most. Existing accounts can only partly explain why.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}