Neuro-Cognitive Audit Snapshot
Burnout Risk: High Risk - Hyper-Cortisolemia
Under current parameter settings (Runway: 4m, Sleep: 5.5h, MRR Volatility: 25%), elevated cortisol suppresses prefrontal cortex dendrite density while depleting baseline mesolimbic dopamine tonic firing.
Based on neurobiological dynamics of chronic glucocorticoid elevation & mesolimbic dopamine receptor down-regulation in stress-response circuits (Arnsten, 2009; Koolhaas et al., 2011).