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Infectious behavior : brain-immune connections in autism, schizophrenia, and depression /

Studies the possible interplay between the brain, immune system, and mental illnesses; how the discrepancies in the immune system can affect pregnant women and their fetuses; and the pros and cons of child vaccinations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, Paul H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fever and madness
  • Brain-immune connections, stress, and depression
  • The battleground of the fetal-maternal environment
  • Prenatal origins of adult health and disease
  • Infections and behavior
  • Animal models of autism, schizophrenia, and depression?
  • Immune involvement in autism, schizophrenia and depression
  • Pre- and postnatal vaccination : risks and benefits
  • Reasons for optimism
  • Perspectives.