Physiological Effects Of Stress On The Brain #shorts

Name: Physiological Effects Of Stress On The Brain #shorts
Uploaded: 2022-11-09T11:32:22+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short explanatory video, the speaker describes how chronic stress damages the neural pathway between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala…

9 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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In this short explanatory video, the speaker describes how chronic stress damages the neural pathway between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala, allowing the amygdala to dominate and suppress reflective, top‑down thinking. The same prefrontal circuitry is among the first brain regions to deteriorate in Alzheimer’s disease and in normal aging, which reduces the ability to make well‑considered decisions. The speaker connects this neurobiological decline to real‑world consequences, noting that older adults become more susceptible to scams because their impaired prefrontal function makes it harder to evaluate deceptive offers, such as false car‑warranty warnings.

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Chronic stress appears to sever the connections between the prefrontal cortex and another part of the brain called the amygdala, which in essence allows the amygdala to run unchecked and it doesn't give you that top-down reflective thinking. So that's a problem. That's what stress is linked to. We also see that in conditions like Alzheimer's disease, the prefrontal cortex is one of the first areas to go offline. And that's concerning because again, from a cognition decision-making perspective, that's not great, but it's not just in Alzheimer's. So in aging, What we see is that prefrontal functions tend to decline, and that may contribute to why there are some data showing that as we age, we may have a harder time making well-thought-out decisions. It's also one of the reasons that scammers may tend to target the elderly and take advantage of this because it's harder to make these challenging decisions. When somebody tells you about your car warranty expiring,