Neuroscience of Anxiety

Alie knows all about how stressful grad school can be. But what happens when stress is more than just stress? This week, we’re talking about the neuroscience of anxiety. And for Alie, it’s personal. Sources: https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-adults.shtml https://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_31.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684250/ http://www.caam.rice.edu/~cox/wrap/norepinephrine.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20044970 Support us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/neurotransmissions HUGE thanks to our Patreon supporters, particularly to Ryan M. Shaver, Carrie McKenzie, and Brandon Cisneros – our Patreon Producers. Thanks you three! Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It’s not rocket surgery, it’s brain science! Learn all sorts of fun and interesting things with Alie Astrocyte every other Sunday by subscribing to the channel. Have a topic you want covered? Let us know in the comments. Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out. Neuro Transmissions is on the other social medias too: https://www.facebook.com/neurotransmissions https://www.instagram.com/neurotransmissions
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