Hand Book Of Stress And The Brain, Part-1

Handbook of Stress and the Brain, Part 1: The Neurobiology of Stress, edited by Thomas Steckler, N.H. Kalin and J.M.H.M. Reul (Elsevier), examines how stressful events affect the central nervous system. It explains how stress alters molecular and cellular processes in the brain, and how those processes in turn shape our perception of and response to stress, both acutely and over the long term. Part 1 covers the basic neurobiology of the stress response, including hypothalamic hormones, the HPA axis, neuropeptide and neurotransmitter systems, gene expression and neuroplasticity. Bridging neurobiology, physiology, immunology, psychology and psychiatry, it serves as a reference for clinical and non-clinical researchers and an introduction for newcomers to stress research.