Where is the "neuro" in psychoneuroimmunology? A commentary on increasing research on the "neuro" component of psychoneuroimmunology.
The role of the central nervous system in generating the interrelationships among stress, endocrine and peripheral immune function, and disease receives relatively little experimental attention. This commentary encourages a greater emphasis on such research with a particular emphasis on the use of electrophysiological and neural imaging techniques.
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National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA.
D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009474:Neurons / Q000276:immunology*; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D012106:Research; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000276:immunology*