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 Rajita Sinha
Rajita Sinha directs the Yale Stress Center, which focuses on understanding the effects of stress on behavior. She is a professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine.
