In the research paper “This is Your Brain in Meltdown” (2012), written by Arnsten, Carolyn M, Sinha state that how stress can affect the function of human brain and when it is occurred. According to their research stress is occurred when hypothalamus, an evolutionary ancient structure lodged at the base of the brain reacts to stress by triggering the secretion of a wave of hormones from the pituitary and adrenal glands. In order to examine the problem of stress they did the research on the medical school students that took a five hour entrance exam.

    I support the idea of their research because from our point of view as the time given for the exam become longer, the students are confusing and thinking over, their brain become crowded; that means they miss the question easily. This research emphasize how stress disorder the function of the brain and how we can void it as well as what cause it. I learnt from this research paper how stress disorder the brain function and how we can recover or regain from it.

    Since prefrontal context is the control center of the brain and it is sensitive to stress, we have to give a great attention and keep it from chemical events that affect and weaken it. The prefrontal area houses the neutral circuitry for abstract thought and allows us to concentrate and stay on the task, while storing information in the mental sketch pad for working memory (161). Neutral circuits responsible for conscious self-control are highly vulnerable to even mild stress. When they shut down, primal impulse go unchecked and mental paralysis sets in (160).