Social influences on neuroplasticity: stress and interventions to promote well-being

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 689-695

  Davidson, Richard J ^a   Mcewen, Bruce S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEDITATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; HEALTH; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84860315722     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3093     Document Type: Review

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