What Happens To Your Body When You're Stressed
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Life is full of stressful situations. Whether you’ve stepped in front of a speeding bicycle or are bombing a job interview, here’s the chain reaction that’s triggered. 1. Alarm Signal When you hear, see, or otherwise perceive a threat, nerve signals whisk the message to your brain. 2. Brain Trigger The signals reach the amygdala—a brain region that helps with decision-making and the regulation of emotions. The amygdala in turn alerts the hypothalamus, which controls hormone production. 3. Hormone Cascade The fast-acting part of the nervous system releases adrenaline. Meanwhile, the…