How does Stress affect our Brain? | #aumsum

It's AumSum Time. How does Stress affect our Brain? Just like lollipops affect my tongue. Ohh listen. It turns out that short-term stress is actually a good thing. When we get stressed, the fear center of our brain called amygdala. Activates the Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis. This is our central stress system. Which releases hormones and prepares our body for fight or flight. However, chronic stress can have negative effects. On our brain. How? Synapses are connections between neurons in the brain. Which help process and recollect information. Now, one of the hormones released during stress is cortisol. It is believed that high level of cortisol leads to gradual loss in synapses. Secondly, prefrontal cortex is associated with. Social behavior, decision making, etc. Too much cortisol can shrink our prefrontal cortex. Thus decreasing our ability to interact and make judgments. Lastly, a study showed that chronic stress. May inhibit the growth of neurons in the hippocampus. Decreasing our ability to learn and remember.

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Length: 5min 27sec (327 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 24 2019