joshquintanilla
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Motor, cognitive, and affective areas of the cerebral cortex influence the adrenal medulla. - PubMed - NCBI
I noticed today that laying flat on my stomach and breathing deeply greatly reduced my stress. Something about the pressure of the ground against my diaphragm while breathing alleviated low level stress that usually accompanies me. My breathing felt effortless and airy in a way I only remembered when I hadn’t ever experienced anxiety. So I looked into why I might be feeling this way, and apparently, your core plays a role in the stress. This is from an article about the journal I’m referencing:
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The research, which was published in 2016 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was spearheaded by a team of neuroscientists who discovered that the brain and the adrenal medulla (a part of your adrenal glands that is partially in charge of your stress response) interacted in a far more complex way than was previously believed, reports The Atlantic.
The details of their findings go deep into physiology, so bear with me here: Basically, the primary cortex portion of your brain (or M1 for short) contains a map of your entire body including regions like your legs, arms, face, and your axial muscles (AKA, the core). To the research team’s surprise, they discovered a large number of neurons in the M1 that controlled the adrenal medulla. Plus, most of said neurons were located in the axial muscle region of the M1. Stated plainly: “Well, lo and behold, core muscles have an impact on stress,” says Peter Strick, PhD, a professor and chair of the department of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute. Enough said.”
Might be time to start doing some ab work 
I noticed today that laying flat on my stomach and breathing deeply greatly reduced my stress. Something about the pressure of the ground against my diaphragm while breathing alleviated low level stress that usually accompanies me. My breathing felt effortless and airy in a way I only remembered when I hadn’t ever experienced anxiety. So I looked into why I might be feeling this way, and apparently, your core plays a role in the stress. This is from an article about the journal I’m referencing:
“
The research, which was published in 2016 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was spearheaded by a team of neuroscientists who discovered that the brain and the adrenal medulla (a part of your adrenal glands that is partially in charge of your stress response) interacted in a far more complex way than was previously believed, reports The Atlantic.
The details of their findings go deep into physiology, so bear with me here: Basically, the primary cortex portion of your brain (or M1 for short) contains a map of your entire body including regions like your legs, arms, face, and your axial muscles (AKA, the core). To the research team’s surprise, they discovered a large number of neurons in the M1 that controlled the adrenal medulla. Plus, most of said neurons were located in the axial muscle region of the M1. Stated plainly: “Well, lo and behold, core muscles have an impact on stress,” says Peter Strick, PhD, a professor and chair of the department of neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute. Enough said.”
Might be time to start doing some ab work
