Infectious behavior : brain-immune connections in autism, schizophrenia, and depression / / Paul H. Patterson
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| Autore: |
Patterson Paul H
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| Titolo: |
Infectious behavior : brain-immune connections in autism, schizophrenia, and depression / / Paul H. Patterson
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xiv, 162 p. : ill. (some col.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.89/071 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mental illness - Immunological aspects |
| Psychology, Pathological | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| NEUROSCIENCE/General | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Infectious behavior |
| ISBN: | 0-262-29767-1 |
| 1-283-30279-9 | |
| 9786613302793 | |
| 0-262-29856-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781877103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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