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Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

BNST
Tissue Cns

The structure behind sustained, undirected dread, as opposed to the sharp fear the amygdala produces. It matters here because the anxiety reported after a cycle is usually the slow kind with no object, which is this structure.

Relationships

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Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis increases risk of

Anxiety

Restlessness, racing thoughts, a wired feeling. Multiple routes reach it: neurosteroid changes at GABA-A, glucocorticoid signalling, sleep loss and thicker blood.