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Stress and the developing brain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wright, Lisa Dawn, 1979-
Other Authors:	Perrot, Tara
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan and Claypool, [2013]
Series:	Colloquium digital library of life sciences. Colloquium series on the developing brain ; # 9.
Subjects:	Brain > Effect of stress on. Developmental neurophysiology. Stress (Physiology) Stress in adolescence > Physiological aspects. Brain. Developmental Biology. Neurophysiology. Stress, Physiological. adolescent animal models development developmental programming early experience epigenetics human prefrontal cortex stress Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. The stress response system
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Overview of stress responding
1.2.1 Sympathoadrenal system (SAS)
1.2.2 Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
1.2.3 Stress-related behaviours
1.2.4 Pathophysiological consequences of stress responding
1.2.5 Sex differences
2. The human brain
2.1 Basic principles of neural communication
2.1.1 The action potential and release of neurotransmitters
2.1.2 Regional specialization
3. Developmental programming of the stress response
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Vulnerability versus resilience
3.3 Animal models
3.4 Potential role of maternal care
3.5 Importance of prefrontal cortical areas
3.6 Epigenetics
3.6.1 Overview of epigenetic mechanisms
3.6.2 Epigenetic programming of brain regions involved in stress responding
4. The importance of adolescence
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Overview of pubertal /adolescent physical development
4.3 The adolescent transition
4.4 Adolescent stress responding and ongoing brain development
4.4.1 Structural changes
4.4.2 Functional changes
4.4.3 Neurotransmitter systems
5. Understanding adult stress responding using a developmental framework
5.1 Discussion
5.2 Conclusion
Bibliography
Author biographies.