Chronic social stress: effects on limbic brain structures

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 417 - 427
• Main Authors: Fuchs, Eberhard, Flügge, Gabriele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Inc 01.08.2003; New York, NY Elsevier
• Subjects: Amygdala; Amygdala - physiopathology; Animals; Biogenic Monoamines - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic Disease; Cingulate cortex; Disease Models, Animal; Dopamine; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucocorticoids; Hippocampus; Hippocampus - physiopathology; Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus - physiopathology; Limbic System - physiopathology; Neural Pathways - physiopathology; Neurogenesis; Noradrenaline; Personality. Affectivity; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Serotonin; Social Environment; Stress; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; Tupaiidae; Dopamine; Amygdala; Cingulate cortex; Serotonin; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamus; Neurogenesis; Noradrenaline; Hippocampus; Human; Intraspecific relation; Hypothalamohypophysoadrenal axis; Central nervous system; Limbic system; Review; Catecholamine; Hydrocortisone; Glucocorticoid; Stress; Chronic; Social interaction; Adrenal hormone; Neurotransmitter; Norepinephrine; Brain (vertebrata)

Different types of stressors are known to activate distinct neuronal circuits in the brain. Acute physiological stimuli that are life threatening and require immediate reactions lead to a rapid stimulation of brainstem and hypothalamus to activate efferent visceral pathways. In contrast, psychologic...