Brain on stress: How the social environment gets under the skin - McKwen/PNAS

Chris Engel 10/9/1212:30 PM

"The ability of the brain and body to adapt to acute and chronic stress is an increasingly important topic in the modern world. What this overview has emphasized is the interplay between cumulative wear and tear (allostatic load/overload) facilitated by the same mediators that are essential for adaptation and survival."

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/10/04/1121254109.full.pdf+html

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