When you are under stress, the brain's ________ sends messages to the endocrine glands along two major pathways.

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When we experience stress, the hypothalamus in the brain sends messages to the endocrine glands via two major pathways - the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The amygdala and hippocampus are also involved in the stress response, but they do not directly send messages to the endocrine glands. The corpus callosum is responsible for communication between the two hemispheres of the brain and is not directly involved in the stress response.

When You Are Under Stress, the Brain's ________ Sends Messages