In the last blog, we discussed the Redefinition of Stress, today part 2: Inoculate Yourself. How the body and brain respond to stress depends on many factors, not the least of which is your genetic background and personal experience. Today…
In the coming blogs, I will go deeper into the basics behind stress’s impact on our body-mind system. Today part 1: Redefining stress Everybody knows stress, but do they really? It comes in many shapes and sizes, acute and chronic…
Intro I described the relationship between stress arousal and performance in my previous blog, graphically represented via the Yerkes-Dodson Curve. The optimal performance, conscious learning, and effective decision-making are most likely to occur at moderate stress levels. With this in…
NREM Stage 1 When you enter sleep mode, your body begins to transition from wakefulness to sleep. This happens as soon you lie down on your bed, where this state usually lasts from 5 to 10 minutes. You will tend…
