# How stress affects your brain

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Madhumita Murgia
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/madhumita_murgia_how_stress_affects_your_brain)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Stress isn't always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you're playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it's continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. \[Directed by Andrew Zimbelman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Josh Smoak\].

## Lectures

1. [How stress affects your brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/madhumita_murgia_how_stress_affects_your_brain/7c9d2417c9b0), 4 min (TED's player)