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Why Stress Is Bad for Your Brain

Sapolsky, Robert M.·1996·Science

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Several recent studies of humans correlate stress with atrophy of the hippocampus, an area of the brain required for memory and cognition. In his Perspective, Sapolsky argues that the underlying causal agent may be glucocorticoids secreted in abnormally high amounts under stressful conditions.

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Authors: Sapolsky, R. M.
Affiliations: Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author: Sapolsky, Robert M.
ORCID: Sapolsky, Robert M.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 1996-08-09
Volume: 273
Issue: 5276
Pages: 749-750
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5276.749
OpenAlex: W1994048221
Cited by: 1,306
References: 12
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 32 · 2016: 35 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 43 · 2012: 51
FWCI: 24.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords: stress, hippocampal atrophy, glucocorticoids, memory, cognition, neurodegeneration, stress hormones
MeSH terms: Animals, Atrophy, Brain, Cushing Syndrome, Depressive Disorder, Female, Glucocorticoids, Hippocampus, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Stress, Physiological, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Causality

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