Neurobiology of the Immune System

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-12-366853-0
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, Band 52, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 780 g

Reihe: International Review of Neurob

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research.

Zielgruppe

Neuroscientists, neurologists and immunologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clow, Angela

Hucklebridge, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Neuroimmune relationships in perspective
2. Sympathetic nervous system interaction with the immune system
3. Mechanisms by which cytokines signal the brain. Neuropeptides: Modulators of immune response in health and disease
4. Brain-immune interactions in sleep. Neuroendocrinology of autoimmunity
5. Systemic stress-induced Th2 shift and its clinical implication
6. Neural control of salivary IgA secretion
7. Stress and secretory immunity
8. Cytokines and depression
9. Immunity and schizophrenia - autoimmunity, cytokines and immune responses
10. Cerebral lateralization and the immune system. Behavioural conditioning of the immune system. Psychological and neuroendocrine correlates of disease progression
11. The role of psychological intervention in modulating aspects of immune function in relation to health and well being

Über Autor(innen)

Clow, Angela
Angela Clow is Emeritus Professor of Psychophysiology at the Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London. Angela is trained in neuroscience and psychology and likes to work at the interface of these disciplines exploring how mind-body links affect physical and mental health. For her PhD (Institute of Psychiatry, London) she investigated the mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs. During her post-doctoral studies (Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London) she researched the biochemistry of addiction and stress. In 1989 she joined the University of Westminster where she became a founder member of the interdisciplinary Psychophysiology and Stress Research Group. Currently she investigates the impact of environmental and psychosocial stress on the circadian pattern of cortisol secretion and consequent health outcomes. She also has an interest in evaluating strategies to reverse the negative impact of stress on health. Angela has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers, 5 books, and 30 book chapters or reviews. Angela is a UK National Teaching Fellow and a frequent public speaker.