Neurobiological and Systemic Effects of Chronic Stress
The brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation to stress because it perceives and determines what is threatening, as well as the behavioral and physiological responses to the stressor, which promote adaptation (“allostasis”) but also contribute to pathophysiology (“allostatic load/overload”...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Chronic Stress |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547017692328 |