#neurochemicals

#neurochemicals

Stress alters social behavior by strengthening bonds within groups and increasing hostility toward outsiders. The neurophysiological stress response, involving cortisol and noradrenaline, drives this phenomenon.

In one instance in March 2023, Elkin allegedly told a reentry participant who had been a domestic violence victim why he thinks that such victims stay in relationships. He began by comparing the elation of winning the Super Bowl to the neurochemical effects of domestic violence, suggesting that abuse victims experience similar exhilaration.