The importance of stress
How stress affects our brain

Most of us claim to be “stressed out” every once in a while. We think of stress as a rather vague concept, no doctor would dream of diagnosing someone as “stressed”. But stress is anything but vague, says geneticist Nicole Datson, it is a clearly defined and very useful biological process. At Leiden University she studies how stress affects genes in our brain.

Produced by Fast Facts
With the support of Nicole Datson and Leiden University

Thanks to Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Center, Annelies Polman, Yves Aubert, Onno Meijer, Peter Steenbergen, Kavita Singh and Marieke Boshuizen

Made by: Aline Idzerda 2011
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Camera & editing: John Treffer
Music: Daan van West
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