Stories by Carolyn M. Mazure

Carolyn M. Mazure is Spungen Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research and a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the Yale School of Medicine. She created and directs Yale’s interdisciplinary research center on the health of women.

FitnessApril 1, 2012

Everyday Stress Can Shut Down the Brain’s Chief Command Center

Neural circuits responsible for conscious self-control are highly vulnerable to even mild stress. When they shut down, primal impulses go unchecked, and mental paralysis sets in

Amy Arnsten, Carolyn M. Mazure, Rajita Sinha