The Prefrontal Cortex Revisited

The prefrontal cortex also plays a key role in pain processing, or the feeling of pain itself in the brain. It is also really important for emotional control and our mental health. So it’s vitally involved in how you feel and how you interact with others. And your spine can impact this!

The prefrontal cortex is said to be the seat of our intelligence

Stress affects your health

By shutting down your normal prefrontal cortex functions, stress has a negative impact on your emotional state and your mental health . Stress shuts down the prefrontal cortex’s natural control over your autonomic nervous system, your endocrine system and even your immune system, which can result in chronically high levels of inflammation in your body.