Emotions are valenced mental responses and associated physiological reactions that occur
spontaneously and automatically in response to internal or external stimuli, and can …

The demands of both mental and physical activity are integrated with the dynamic control of
internal bodily states. The set of neural interactions that supports autonomic regulation …

The brain is the key organ of stress reactivity, co**, and recovery processes. Within the
brain, a distributed neural circuitry determines what is threatening and thus stressful to the …

Social support is defined as the perceived or actual receipt of social resources (eg, tangible,
emotional) and is one of the most reliable predictors of disease morbidity and mortality. In …

The paper focuses on the biology of stress and resilience and their biomarkers in humans
from the system science perspective. A stressor pushes the physiological system away from …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor future mental and physical
health. Altered biological reactivity to mental stress may be a possible mechanism linking …

Depression is characterized by disturbed sleep and eating, a variety of other nonspecific
somatic symptoms, and significant somatic comorbidities. Why there is such close …

This review and meta-analysis aims at summarizing and integrating the human
neuroimaging studies that report periaqueductal gray (PAG) involvement; 250 original …

Although stress-induced increases in inflammation have been implicated in several major
disorders, including cardiovascular disease and depression, the neurocognitive pathways …

The mind and body are intrinsically and dynamically coupled. Perceptions, thoughts and
feelings change, and respond to, the state of the body. This chapter describes the integration …