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There are many things we deal with while we are in the workplace one aspect we may deal with is stress Stress can come from many things bills people at work to many tasks to do within a time and even upcoming projects meetings As for myself I get stress about bills people not knowing what they are doing which leads to me doing their work Stress can cause a lot of problems mentally and physically To correct the problem you need to know how it all works So where does stress start in the brain The prefrontal cortex is the most advanced brain region that we use and deals with our cognitive abilities Take to note that this part of the brain is the most subtle to the negative effects of stress Even quite mild acute uncontrollable stress can cause a rapid and dramatic loss of prefrontal cognitive abilities and more prolonged stress exposure causes architectural changes in prefrontal dendrites Recent research has begun to reveal the intracellular signaling pathways that mediate the effects of stress on the PFC This research has provided clues as to why genetic or environmental insults that disinhibit stress signaling pathways can lead to symptoms of profound prefrontal cortical dysfunction in mental illness Arnsten 2009 Another part of the brain we use when we are stress is the hypothalamus Hypothalamus sends signals to your pituitary gland telling it to release hormones
