The Brain on Stress: Toward an Integrative Approach to Brain, Body, and Behavior

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 673-675

  McEwen, Bruce S ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; anxiety; child; development; disorders; memory; neuroscience; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887149574     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691613506907     Document Type: Article

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