The Handbook of Stress

Herausgegeben von Conrad, Cheryl D.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an up-to-date and authoritative guide to both the beneficial and deleterious effects of stress on brain health. Contributions from international scholars in the field emphasize actions in the brain, from the molecular and cellular stage, to systems interactions and function. Each chapter concludes with an in-depth exploration of the ways in which variables may influence stress outcomes. With its breadth of coverage and cutting edge scholarship on our current understanding of brain health, The Handbook of Stress is an essential resource for advanced students, professionals and scholars at the highest level.

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The Handbook of Stress: Neuropsychological Effects on the Brain is an authoritative guide to the effects of stress on brain health, with a collection of articles that reflect the most recent findings in the field.

Presents cutting edge findings on the effects of stress on brain health
Examines stress influences on brain plasticity across the lifespan, including links to anxiety, PTSD, and clinical depression
Features contributions by internationally recognized experts in the field of brain health
Serves as an essential reference guide for scholars and advanced students

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Produktdetails

• Blackwell Handbooks of Behavioral Neuroscience
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 720
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1409g
• ISBN-13: 9781444330236
• ISBN-10: 1444330233
• Artikelnr.: 33238951

Autorenporträt

Cheryl D. Conrad is Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research, Division of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe. She is the author of more than 40 publications that report on how stress influences brain plasticity and resilience.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors x
Foreword xiv
Robert Sapolsky
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xix
List of Abbreviations xx
Part I Basics of the Stress Response 1
1 The Basics of the Stress Response: A Historical Context and Introduction
3
Kenneth J. Thiel and Michael N. Dretsch
2 Central Nervous System Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal
Axis Stress Response 29
James P. Herman
3 Corticosteroid Receptor Involvement in the Stress Response 47
E. Ronald de Kloet, Roel H. DeRijk, and Onno C. Meijer
4 Nongenomic Cellular Actions of Corticosteroids in the Brain 76
Marian Joëls, Femke Groeneweg, and Henk Karst
5 Stress Effects on the Brain: Intracellular Signaling Cascades, Epigenetic
Mechanisms, and Implications for Behavior 95
Johannes M. H. M. Reul, Andrew Collins, and María Gutièrrez-Mecinas
6 Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Receptor Regulation of Gene Expression 113
Alyson B. Scoltock and John A. Cidlowski
Part II Stress Influences on Brain Plasticity and Cognition 135
7 Stress and Adult Neurogenesis 137
Timothy J. Schoenfeld and Elizabeth Gould
8 Neurobiological Basis of the Complex Effects of Stress on Memory and
Synaptic Plasticity 157
Phillip R. Zoladz, Collin R. Park, and David M. Diamond
9 Acute Glucocorticoids Interact with Arousal State in Regulating Long-term
Memory Formation 179
Patrizia Campolongo and Benno Roozendaal
10 Chronic Stress Effects on Corticolimbic Morphology 201
Cara L. Wellman
11 Effects of Chronic Stress on Memory and Neuroplasticity: Animal Studies
230
Carmen Sandi
12 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Learning and Memory: Human Studies
248
Marie-France Marin and Sonia J. Lupien
Part III Stress Effects Across the Life Span 267
13 Adolescence and Stress: From Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function to
Brain Development 269
Russell D. Romeo and Ilia N. Karatsoreos
14 Effect of Early Environment and Separation Animal Models on
Neurobiological Development 285
Allison Jane Fulford
15 Clinical Implications of Childhood Stress 304
Linda J. Luecken, Danielle S. Roubinov, and Catherine Purdom
16 Chronic Stress and Hippocampus Vulnerability to Functional Changes and
Health in the Adult 324
Cheryl D. Conrad
17 Stress and Aging: A Question of Resilience with Implications for Disease
349
Erik B. Bloss, John H. Morrison, and Bruce S. McEwen
Part IV Stress Involvement in Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and
Depression 367
18 Social Stress Effects on Defensive Behavior and Anxiety 369
Brandon L. Pearson, D. Caroline Blanchard, and Robert J. Blanchard
19 Stress and Animal Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 388
Hagit Cohen, Gal Richter-Levin, and Joseph Zohar
20 What Can Fear Conditioning Tell Us About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
410
Jacek Dębiec and Joseph E. LeDoux
21 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Memory: Implications for Anxiety
Disorders 426
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
22 Stress and Human Neuroimaging Studies 446
J. Douglas Bremner
23 Chronic Stress and Depression 463
Eberhard Fuchs and Gabriele Flügge
24 How Can Stress Alter Emotional Balance Through Its Interaction with the
Serotonergic System? 480
Raymond Mongeau, Michel Hamon, and Laurence Lanfumey
25 Stress, Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry, and Depression 505
Ron M. Sullivan and François Laplante
Part V Stress, Coping, Predisposition, and Sex Differences 525
26 Chronic Stress and Sex Differences on Cognition: Animal Studies 527
Victoria N. Luine
27 Effects of Stress on Learning and Memory: Evidence for Sex Differences
in Humans 545
Oliver T. Wolf
28 Infl uence of Diet on Stress Response and Behavior 560
Efthymia Kitraki
29 Influence of Appraisal and Coping Following Extreme Stress 578
Miranda Olff
Name Index 597
Subject Index 664