When one perceives great levels of stress, it can render negative effects in the brain. Your brain is only capable of dealing with stress in periods of 30 seconds or less. During this time it can respond by emitting hormones like adrenaline and increasing heart rate in order to cope with the situation (fight or flight response). If prolonged stress occurs, cognition and memory are impaired. Stress can also lead to poor motor functioning, inability to sleep, and ineffective emotional stability. The major parts of the brain that react to stressors are the hypothalamus and the pituitary. Stress has also been found to cause a decrease in brain cells. Under stress, you release a greater amount of cortisol, which can literally excite a brain cell to death.
Learn more about the effects of stress in this video.
About Me
- Zach
- Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
- I was born in the city of Allentown, PA, and I am currently 21 years old living in Northampton, PA. I'm an easygoing person, very athletic, and a hard worker. Throughout my high school years I achieved a much less than satisfactory acedemic record due to a lack of motivation and priorities. I am now studying at Northampton Community College, achieving high honors and hoping to transfer to a division of Penn State University in the field of psychology. Understanding the human brain has greatly sparked my interest in this field and I am hoping to motivate my readers to become familiar with how it helps us think, feel, and live.
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