Title:
The handbook of stress : neuropsychological effects on the brain
Series:
Wiley-Blackwell handbooks of behavioral neuroscience
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 693 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9781444330236
9781118078655
9781118083222
9781118078716
9781118083208
Abstract:
"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 "--Provided by publisher.
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Summary
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 studentsAuthor Notes
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.
Table of Contents
| List of Contributors | p. x |
| Foreword | p. xiv |
| Preface | p. xvi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| List of Abbreviations | p. xx |
| Part I Basics of the Stress Response | p. 1 |
| 1 The Basics of the Stress Response: A Historical context and Introduction | p. 3 |
| 2 Central Nervous System Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Stress Response | p. 29 |
| 3 Corticosteroid Receptor Involvement in the Stress Response | p. 76 |
| 4 Nongenomic Cellular Action of Corticosteroids in the Brain | p. 76 |
| 5 Stress Effects on the Brain: Intracellular Signaling Cascades, Epigenetic Mechanisms, and Implications for Behavior | p. 95 |
| 6 Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Receptor Regulation of Gene Expression | p. 113 |
| Part II Stress Influences on Brain Plasticity and Cognition | p. 135 |
| 7 Stress and Adult Neurogenesis | p. 137 |
| 8 Neurobiological Basis of the Complex Effects of Stress on Memory and Synaptic Plasticity | p. 157 |
| 9 Acute Glucocorticoids Interact with Arousal State in Regulating Long-term Memory Formation | p. 179 |
| 10 Chronic Stress Effects on Corticolimbic Morphology | p. 201 |
| 11 Effects of Chronic Stress on Memory and Neuroplasticity: Animal Studies | p. 230 |
| 12 Stess and Glucocorticoid Effects of Learning and Memory: Human Studies | p. 248 |
| Part III Stress Effects Across the Life Span | p. 267 |
| 13 Adolescence and Stress: From Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function to Brain Development | p. 269 |
| 14 Effect of Early Environment and Separation Animal Models on Neurobiological Development | p. 285 |
| 15 Clinical Implications of Childhood Stress | p. 304 |
| 16 Chronic Stress and Hippocampus Vulnerability to Functional Changes and Health in the Adult | p. 324 |
| 17 Stress and Aging: A Question of Resilience with Implications for Disease | p. 349 |
| Part IV Stress Involvement in Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression | p. 367 |
| 18 Social Stress on Defensive Behavior and Anxiety | p. 369 |
| 19 Stress and Animal Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | p. 388 |
| 20 What Can Fear Conditioning Tell Us About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? | p. 410 |
| 21 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Memory: Implications for Anxiety Disorder | p. 426 |
| 22 Stress and Human Neuroimaging Studies | p. 446 |
| 23 Chronic Stress and Depression | p. 463 |
| 24 How Can Stress Alter Emotional Balance Through Its Interaction with the Serotonergic System? | p. 480 |
| 25 Stress, Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry, and Depression | p. 505 |
| Part V Stress, Coping, Predisposition, and Sex Diffeerence | p. 525 |
| 26 Chronic Stress and sex Differences on Cognition: Animal Studies | p. 527 |
| 27 Effects of Stress on Learning and Memory: Evidence for Sex Differences in Humans | p. 545 |
| 28 Influence of Diet on Stress Response and Behavior | p. 560 |
| 29 Influence of Appraisal and Coping Following Extreme Stress | p. 578 |
| Name Index | p. 597 |
| Subject Index | p. 664 |
