The Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Coordinator of Autonomic, Neuroendocrine and Behavioural Responses to Stress

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 446-456

  McKlveen, J M ^a   Myers, B ^a   Herman, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Executive function; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical axis; Prefrontal cortex; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BEHAVIOR; CELL ENERGY; CONNECTOME; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929741102     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12272     Document Type: Review

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