Episode 931 • • 14:52 - 18:15
931: Putin's Playbook
Robert Sapolsky, Biology of Stress and the Amygdala
Author Robert Sapolsky discussed the biological effects of chronic stress on the human brain during a C-SPAN appearance. Sapolsky explained that prolonged trauma can lead to an enlarged amygdala and an atrophied frontal cortex, impairing executive function and judgment. The hosts apply this biological framework to explain the high-stress reactions of political partisans.