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Talking to a Neuroscientist about the Human Brain

The Blindboy Podcast

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What's the Cortisal Business?

The stress response is kicked off by any sort of threat. And actually, i should explain that threat doesn't even have to be real. So you can be worrying about some an hick ogh, this same physiologic, neuro physiological stress response. It starts in your brain and basically sends messages m to ourdenal glands to release adrenela,. Then for cortisal m, which is the main stress hormon, to be released. Now, you use, ou need cortisal. It isn't just released when you are in a stressful situation. Cortisal is released first thing in the morning to up when you wake up. That's the hormon that actually allows you kind

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