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Once the amygdala flags incoming information as a ... The hypothalamus relays the signal neurally and hormonally, setting off the stress response. Heart rate increases. Blood pressure rises.

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A study published March 5 in Science Advances found that women with signs of depression after childbirth had increased volume in two brain areas involved in emotion and stress: the amygdala and the ...