RT Journal
A1 Stephenson J
T1 CIty living may shape how the brain processes stress
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2011
FD July 20
VO 306
IS 3
SP 256
OP 256
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1000
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1000
AB 
The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brain of 32 healthy student volunteers as they performed arithmetic calculations and heard critical comments about their performance. Measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, and stress hormone levels indicated that the volunteers were indeed experiencing stress during the experiment.