Anxiety, PTSD, and Memory Formation: Where does the amygdala fit in?
“Stressful events evoke a long-lasting impact on behavior” In our society today, it is no secret that mental illness is a major topic of discussion. Mental illn...
Month: October 2018
Why so Stressful?
During college stress can be a common component of everyday life. There is a certain amount of stress that is healthy, though if the stress consumes you, this c...
Can Stress Affect Your Genome?
In the world we live in today, stress is all around us. In the past, the stress response from our brains was important in aiding to our survival from danger, bu...
Run Away from Your Problems (Or At Least Your Stress!)
There is an abundance of anxiety disorders that plague our country and our world today. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United State...
Sweat Out the Anxiety
Advancements in technology of today’s age is making it harder and harder to disconnect from the rest of the world. This inability to disconnect seems to be havi...
The Connection Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is characterized by memory loss and loss of other cognitive abilities that...
Memory: Can you have too much?
Everyone experiences stress in their life, whether that being from school, work, or daily life. Imagine never getting to escape those stresses. Th...
Trauma is Changing the Brain
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder The National Institute of Mental Health define PTSD as, “a disorder that develops...
The Battle Following the Trauma
It’s not about what is wrong with you. It is about what happened to you. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that thing that you hear about whenever p...
Anxiety Disorders and the Stress Response
Anxiety is a common feeling that is a part of every person’s life and can arise due to various situations. However, anxiety disorders include long-term fear and...