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The oversight committees, particularly the HPSCI, became increasingly alarmed over the role US intelligence agencies were playing in the implementation of the administration's Central American policy. The issue of greatest concern was the CIA's support to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Of particular interest to us is the release of cortisol in response to stress. Actually, itâs pivotal in our fight/flight response and works to maintain homeostasis (balance/regulation of functioning) throughout the crisis. Key here is an anatomical/physiological phenomenon known as the HPA axis.