Posted by SLS on February 26, 2009, at 8:07:00
In reply to Re: neurotransmitters and eye dialation » SLS, posted by garnet71 on February 26, 2009, at 1:07:29
Hi Garnet.
This is a passage from the article D/R found. As short as it is, it explains a great deal.
"Stress precipitates depression and alters its natural history. Major depression and the stress
response share similar phenomena, mediators and circuitries. Thus, many of the features of
major depression potentially reflect dysregulations of the stress response. The stress
response itself consists of alterations in levels of anxiety, a loss of cognitive and affective
flexibility, activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and autonomic nervous
system, and inhibition of vegetative processes that are likely to impede survival during a
life-threatening situation (eg sleep, sexual activity, and endocrine programs for growth and
reproduction)."Perhaps you can be more specific about what you would like to know about the autonomic nervous system and how it relates to whatever condition you are concerned with.
- Scott
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