bejavioural neuro lecture 14 - stress

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endocrine system

chemical signals in the body (hormones) that communicate over long distances

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hormones

released from glands, travel through circulatory system, Two Main Types: steroid and peptide

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hypothalamus

controls and sends hormones to pituitary gland 

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pituitary gland 

two divisions: anterior (releases) and posterior (stores) 

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hypothalamis - pituitary - adrenal axis (HPA axis)

activated during stress

  1. autonomic: fast, short term, sympathetic nervous system, adrenaline & norepinephrine

  2. endocrine: slow, long term, glucocorticoids

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glucocorticoids

steroid hormone

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ventral medial prefrontal cortex

provides excitatory and inhibitory signals to regions involved with mood, emotion, and stress 

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