Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

Objective: Biomarkers are defined as anatomical, biochemical or physiological traits that are
specific to certain disorders or syndromes. The objective of this paper is to summarise the …

The autonomic nervous system is one of the major neural pathways activated by stress. In
situations that are often associated with chronic stress, such as major depressive disorder …

This meta-analysis reviews 208 laboratory studies of acute psychological stressors and tests
a theoretical model delineating conditions capable of eliciting cortisol responses …

The present report meta-analyzes more than 300 empirical articles describing a relationship
between psychological stress and parameters of the immune system in human participants …

In this review, the authors examine the evidence linking social support to physiological
processes and characterize the potential mechanisms responsible for these covariations. A …

The evolution of the autonomic nervous system provides an organizing principle to interpret
the adaptive significance of physiological responses in promoting social behavior …

The scientific legacy of Paul MacLean provides important insights into the neural substrate
of adaptive social behavior in mammals. Through his research and visionary …

What William James once said about attention could also be said about emotion:" Everyone
knows what it is." And, like attention, replacing this intuitive understanding with operational …

Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions, by William R. Lovallo, is a brief
and accessible examination of psychological stress and its psychophysiological …