Found: Neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 10:10
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Nagoya University have discovered a neural circuit that drives physical responses to emotional stress. The circuit begins in deep brain areas, called the dorsal peduncular cortex and the dorsal tenia tecta (DP/DTT), that send stress signals to the hypothalamus, a small region in the brain that controls the body’s vital functions. The findings […]