Fitness
Everyday Stress Can Shut Down the Brain’s Chief Command Center
Neural circuits responsible for conscious self-control are highly vulnerable to even mild stress. When they shut down, primal impulses go unchecked, and mental paralysis sets in
Stories by Carolyn M. Mazure
Carolyn M. Mazure is Spungen Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research and a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the Yale School of Medicine. She created and directs Yale’s interdisciplinary research center on the health of women.
