Brain Drain

Over time, stress can be very harmful to the brain, draining it of a certain protein involved with helping neurons in the hippocampus -- affecting memory, mood, and cognition.

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April 12, 2010

Research has found that over time stress can be very harmful to the brain, draining it of a certain protein involved with helping neurons in the hippocampus -- affecting memory, mood, and cognition. "The findings suggest that BDNF is one of the proteins that play a role in mediating the brain's plasticity," said Bruce S. McEwen one of the researchers at Rockefeller University.

Research has found that over time stress can be very harmful to the brain, draining it of a certain protein involved with helping neurons in the hippocampus — affecting memory, mood, and cognition. “The findings suggest that BDNF is one of the proteins that play a role in mediating the brain’s plasticity,” said Bruce S. McEwen one of the researchers at Rockefeller University.

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