Infectious behavior
Subtitle: brain-immune connections in autism, schizophrenia, and depression
By: Paul H. Patterson
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780262016452
Subjects: Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Immunology; Mental illness; Physiopathology; Immunological aspects; Brain; Immune System; Embryology; Mental Disorders; Pathological Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fever and madness; title: Brain-immune connections, stress, and depression; title: The battleground of the fetal-maternal environment; title: Prenatal origins of adult health and disease; title: Infections and behavior; title: Animal models of autism, schizophrenia, and depression?; title: Immune involvement in autism, schizophrenia and depression; title: Pre- and postnatal vaccination : risks and benefits; title: Reasons for optimism; title: Perspectives.