Katie Tsai¹, Shrishti Harish², Jalyn Huang³#

¹ Arnold O. Beckman High School

² Mountain House High School

³ Irvine High School

#Advisor

ABSTRACT

There has been an increasing trend of reported mental health issues and anaphylaxis in people over the years. The parts of the brain that trigger anxiety or anything in regards to issues similar to it, are the amygdala and mPFC. Usually, the mPFC controls and manages the amygdala. If inflamed, the roles reverse, causing the amygdala to be in charge of the mPFC instead, which research shows leads to mental health issues. This review highlights the mediators which cause inflammation in the mPFC and amygdala are connected to anaphylaxis, as well as ways to combat unwanted stress caused by anaphylaxis.

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