Infectious Behavior: Brain-Immune Connections in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Depression - Rilegato

Patterson, Paul H.

 
9780262016452: Infectious Behavior: Brain-Immune Connections in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Depression
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ISBN 10: 0262016451 ISBN 13: 9780262016452
Casa editrice: Mit Pr, 2011

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In Infectious Behavior, neurobiologist Paul Patterson examines theinvolvement of the immune system in autism, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder. Althoughgenetic approaches to these diseases have garnered the lion's share of publicity and funding,scientists are uncovering evidence of the important avenues of communication between the brain andthe immune system and their involvement in mental illness. Patterson focuses on this brain-immunecrosstalk, exploring the possibility that it may help us understand the causes of these common, butstill mysterious, diseases. The heart of this engaging book, accessible to nonscientists, concernsthe involvement of the immune systems of the pregnant woman and her fetus, and a consideration ofmaternal infection as a risk factor for schizophrenia and autism. Patterson reports on research thatmay shed light on today's autism epidemic. He also outlines the risks and benefits of both maternaland postnatal vaccinations.

In the course of his discussion, Patterson offers ashort history of immune manipulation in treating mental illness (recounting some frightening butfascinating early experiments) and explains how the immune system influences behavior and how thebrain regulates the immune system, looking in particular at stress and depression. He examines theprenatal origins of adult disease and evidence for immune involvement in autism, schizophrenia, anddepression. Finally, he describes the promise shown by recent animal experiments that have led toearly clinical trials of postnatal and adult treatments for patients with autism and relateddisorders.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Paul H. Patterson, a developmental neurobiologist, is Anne P. and Benjamin R. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences at the California Institute of Technology and a Research Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. He is the coauthor (with Alan Brown) of The Origins of Schizophrenia.

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Editore
Mit Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2011
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0262016451
ISBN 13 
9780262016452
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
162
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9780262525343: Infectious Behavior: Brain-Immune Connections in Autism, Schizophrenia, and Depression

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0262525348 ISBN 13:  9780262525343
Casa editrice: MIT Press, 2013
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