Q&A: What happens in the body when we experience stress?
August 17, 2009 1 comment
Q&A: What happens in the body when we experience stress?
The brain perceives a threat and alerts the amygdala or the hippocampus, which along with the hypothalamus arouses the sympathetic nervous system, the pituitary gland, and the adrenal glands (located on top of the kidneys). The net effect is the production of the basic stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisone.
