Description
This comprehensive resource details the history, methodology and development of research into psychoneuroimmunology, balancing it with meticulous coverage of both the clinical aspects and practical applications of the subject.
- A much-needed reference including overviews of key advances in the field
- Discusses how psychoneuroimmunological research is conceived and executed
- Includes contributions from a wealth of experts in the field
- Forward by Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen, founders of the discipline
- Authoritative and interdisciplinary in scope - integrating biological and behavioral science
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3 In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of Immune System Modulation of Brain Function and Neurochemistry
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46 – 95
4 Control and Contributions of the Blood–Brain Barriers to Cytokine Levels in the CNS
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95 – 110
5 The Immune–Neuroendocrine Network in Health and Disease
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110 – 121
6 Neural Functions of Hematopoietic-derived Cells
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121 – 142
7 Immunoregulatory Neuropeptides
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142 – 166
8 Regulation of Immune Cell Activity by Norepinephrine and β2-Adrenergic Receptor Engagement
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166 – 183
9 Immune-to-Brain Communication in Pain: Historical Perspectives, New Directions
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183 – 198
10 Stress and Neuroendocrine–Immune Interaction: A Therapeutic Role for β-endorphin
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198 – 220
11 Assessing Neuroendocrine-Mediated Modulation of Immunity to Infection in Animals: Caveats and Methodological Issues
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220 – 234
12 Approaches to Assessing Stressor-Induced Cytokine and Endocrine Changes in Humans
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234 – 256
13 Stress and Immune Function in Humans: A Life-Course Perspective
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256 – 273
14 Predicting Health: The Role of the Early-Life Environment
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273 – 288
15 Microglia and Neurodevelopment: Programming of Cognition throughout the Lifespan
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288 – 318
16 Aging and the Immune System
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318 – 335
17 Peripheral Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Cognitive Aging: The Role of Metabolic Risk
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335 – 352
18 Immune Stimulation and Cognitive Function: Defining the Deficits and Avoiding the Pitfalls
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352 – 369
19 The Role of NF-κB in Behavioral and Neural Plasticity
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369 – 387
20 Inflammatory Roads to Neurodegeneration: A Focus on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
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387 – 415
21 The Psychotic Face of the Immune System: Inflammation and Schizophrenia
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415 – 433
22 Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Autism
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433 – 447
23 Depression, Inflammation and Tryptophan Metabolism
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447 – 470
24 An Inflammatory Perspective of Stress and Human Depressive Disorder
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470 – 491
25 Interaction Between Immune and Energy-Balance Signals in the Regulation of Feeding and Metabolism
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491 – 510
26 Psychoneuroimmunological Processes in Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure
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510 – 526