Since the stress response system was first discovered by Walter. B. Canno, stress is often viewed as an essential target in many applicational and basic research of neuroscience. Various proceeding research discovered many ways in which the stress system alters the physiological response of the body and upon the various effects, there is emergent evidence showing a potential correlation between the respiratory control system and the stress response system as stress- related hormones, such as ACTH and norepinephrine, are found to be irregular for people who suffered respiratory- related disorders and conditions. To seek an understanding of this opaque and complex relationship, this article will provide an overview of the two main stress response systems: the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis) and the respiratory control system and reviews recent and past evidence of their biological intersections via stress hormones. Lastly, the paper will investigate and propose areas that are of potential study in the future.
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