Intertwined with HPA axis activation, the sympathetic nervous system produces the quickest somatic response to acute stress, while central CRF signaling through non-pituitary CRF receptor activation leads to some of the most salient effects of stress on cognition (McEwen, 1998; McEwen and Gianaros, 2010).
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