Allostatic overload resulting from chronic stress inanimal models causes atrophy of neurons in the hip-pocampus and prefrontal cortex, brain regions involved inmemory, selective attention, and executive function, andcauses hypertrophy of neurons in the amygdala, a brainregion involved in fear and anxiety as well as aggression(213) (see sect.IV). Thus the ability to learn and rememberand make decisions may be compromised by chronicstress and may be accompanied by increased levels ofanxiety and aggression.
动物模型中的慢性压力导致的同种异体超负荷导致海马和脑前额叶外皮神经元萎缩,大脑中与记忆、选择性注意力和执行功能相关的区域萎缩,并导致杏仁核中神经元肥大,杏仁核是一个与恐惧、焦虑以及攻击性相关的大脑区域。Iv).因此,学习、记忆和做决定的能力可能会受到长期压力的影响,并可能伴随着焦虑和攻击性程度的增加。