Do you know what really happens to you when you are stressed?
Scientific research on the brain using Functional Magnetic Imagery (MRI) show that the brain can be made to grow at any age. “Human brain actually deteriorate and shrink around age of 26-27 and by the time we reach 40 the human brain atrophies shrinks at 5% per decade. Yet it is possible to lay down new brain cells and increase our brain until the day we die.” Professor Ronnie Newman, Research Scientist. According to the professor, one of the most important thing is to keep stress level in check because stress has a strong detrimental effect on the brain. How do our brain cells work? The above figure is a depiction of a human brain cell which is known as Neurons. Our brain cells have finger like protrusions which is called dendritic spine. At the end of each dendritic spine is a receptor site. The hollow space between two dendritic spines is called a synapse. The communication between the brain cells affects the way we learn, remember and how we experience the world around us...