Ability Quote by Robert Sapolsky

Brain cells create ideas. Stress kills brain cells. Stress is not a good idea

— Anonymous

There's something called toxic stress, which is repeated exposure to trauma. I was fascinated by how it affects the brain and the development of…

— Lynne Ramsay

“Stress is a disease that can deteriorate the brain. Cure; Read, Garden, Swim.”

— Jennifer Collins

“people who have the genes for unipolar major depression cannot turn off their stress response. When they experience stress from jobs, deadlines, family trouble,…

— Burgess,, Wes

Researchers have known for some time now that the cornerstone of all degenerative conditions, including brain disorders, is inflammation. But what they didn’t have…

— David Perlmutter

“What happens to the brain during exercise? At the start of physical activity, the brain recognizes this period as a moment of stress. And…

— Osnat Duman

It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.

— George Vaillant

“This brings up a key concept, namely the inverted U. The complete absence of stress is aversively boring. Moderate, transient stress is wonderful—various aspects…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

It's a profound privilege to die from stress related diseases. It is the elimination of other causes of death such as infectious disease which…

— Robert Sapolsky

“This includes drugs, alcohol, environmental toxins, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, depression, negative thinking patterns, excessive stress, and a lack of exercise…

— Daniel G. Amen

“Stress and glucocorticoids have inverted-U effects here as well. Moderate, transient stress (or exposure to the equivalent glucocorticoid levels) increases spine number in the…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

There are really exciting things happening in genetic and neurobiology right now, and really looking at the ways in which different not just illnesses,…

— Jonathan Michel Metzl