Protective mechanisms against allostatic load include favourable DHEA-cortisol ratios (where DHEA protects the brain from cortisol damage), oxytocin release during social bonding, maintained neurogenesis in the hippocampus, and neuroprotective factors like neuropeptide Y and galanin.

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