The hormones and other physiological agents that mediate the effects of stress on the body
have protective and adaptive effects in the short run and yet can accelerate pathophysiology …

▪ Abstract The hippocampus is a target of stress hormones, and it is an especially plastic and
vulnerable region of the brain. It also responds to gonadal, thyroid, and adrenal hormones …

Why do we get the stress-related diseases we do? Why do some people have flare ups of
autoimmune disease, whereas others suffer from melancholic depression during a stressful …

Studies of the hippocampus as a target of stress and stress hormones have revealed a
considerable degree of structural plasticity in the adult brain. Repeated stress causes …

Repeated psychosocial or restraint stress causes atrophy of apical dendrites in CA3
pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus, accompanied by specific cognitive deficits in spatial …

Light and electron microscope immunocytochemistry with a monoclonal antibody against the
N‐terminal domain of the human protein was used to determine the cellular and subcellular …

The hippocampal formation, which contains high levels of adrenal steroid receptors, is
vulnerable to insults such as stroke, seizures, and head trauma, and it is also sensitive and …

The hippocampal formation, a structure involved in declarative, spatial and contextual
memory, is a particularly sensitive and vulnerable brain region to stress and stress …

Over the past 40 years, much has been learned about the role of serotonin in spinal cord
reflex modulation and locomotor pattern generation. This review presents an historical …

Violence and aggression are major public health problems. 2. The authors have used
techniques of electrical brain stimulation, anatomical-immunohistochemical techniques, and …