How does stress affect your nervous system?

When the body is stressed, the SNS contributes to what is known as the “fight or flight” response. The body shifts its energy resources toward fighting off a life threat, or fleeing from an enemy. The SNS signals the adrenal glands to release hormones called adrenalin (epinephrine) and cortisol.

a. steroid--> influences moods in the limbic system

b. inhalant--> dissolves fatty tissue in the brain

c. marijuana--> changes how the hippocampus processes sensations