How stress tears us apart: Enzyme attacks synaptic molecule, leading to cognitive impairment
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Why is it that when people are too stressed they are often grouchy, grumpy, nasty, distracted or forgetful? Researchers have just highlighted a fundamental synaptic mechanism that explains the relationship between chronic stress and the loss of social skills and cognitive impairment. When triggered by stress, an enzyme attacks a synaptic regulatory molecule in the brain, leading to these problems.