
Lisa Feldman Barrett — Why does the brain exist? (EP.82)
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The Three Myths That Deserve to Die About the Brain
Cortisal is a class of chemical called a gluco cordicoid. It means that it's important in helping cells to metabolize glucose. When your brain predicts you're about to make a big metabolic outlay and lucose into your blood stream quickly, qartesal is secreted. But stress can also be chronic, what's called chronic stress, or bad stress. And so the secretion of quarters all in of itself doesn't indicateadverse circumstances. So good stress with air quotes, good stress exercise s considered to be good stress. You make a withdrawal and then eventually replenish what you spent. No, whether or not you repay, do you get enough sleep
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