Chronic stress alters neural circuits in the brain, increasing the risk of depression and anxiety.
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Chronic stress can cause some people to become depressed, potentially through stress-induced changes to certain neurons in reward-related regions in the brain such as the nucleus accumbens.
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Some people are more resilient than others in the face of stress, and therefore generally at lower risk of developing mood and anxiety disorders.
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Researchers have found that two hormones can modify the effects of maternal stress on a number of childhood behaviors, according to an article in Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Acute stress can increase the presence of a key DNA modification called 5hmC throughout a portion of the brain called the hippocampus, vital in memory and learning, according to a study published in November 2015 in the journal
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