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Here I consider the unhappy consequences of chronic stress—consequences that include destructive modifications of the structure and functioning of our brains. This is not joyful material, but in the chapters of Part III and beyond I discuss how toughening prevents and even reverses most of these effects. There is light at the end of the tunnel, though the tunnel is long and quite dark.
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Dienstbier, R.A. (2015). Long-term Stress: Stress Kills Neurons Too. In: Building Resistance to Stress and Aging. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454850_7
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