#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x426&blurhash=HRODqP%7Eq9F%25MWAt7t6WCxtofofWBayofj%5Bj%5Bayay&x=57acf0650b092b203a9a4da34baf10134ede4681fdb8d0ef7a861bb9938161f4"During sustained stress, the amygdala processes emotional sensory information more rapidly and less accurately, dominates hippocampal function, and disrupts frontocortical function; we're more fearful, our thinking is muddled, and we assess risks poorly and act impulsively out of habit, rather than incorporating new data."