Chronic stress weakens the prefrontal cortex and gives the amygdala more influence on behavior🧠
The frontal cortex is equally vulnerable to shrinkage from cortisol as the hippocampus. Chronic stress day by day weakens your prefrontal cortex to the point where the amygdala becomes the new head of the brain and then you just react to the slightest provocation without any thought of the consequences.
References
- Lustig, H., Robert. (2017). The Hacking of the American Mind Chapter 4. Killing Jiminy Stress, Fear, and Cortisol (Location 867). New York, NY: Penguin Random House.
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