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Stress Rewires Memory Through Protein Signals | California News
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New research reveals how stress rewires your brain—when cortisol spikes, your hippocampus locks in survival memories via a key protein messenger, turning traumatic moments into vivid, hardwired warnings. While this ancient survival mechanism helps you stay alive, it can also trap you in anxiety or PTSD if overactive. Scientists are now exploring ways to tweak this process, offering hope for therapies that could help manage stress-related trauma.
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