title: Psychogenic fever, functional fever, or psychogenic hyperthermia?
abstract: Psychogenic fever reflects a phenomenon where core body temperature is high (up to 41°C) or low-grade high (37-38°C) during either acute or chronic stress. Underlying mechanisms are distinct from infection-induced fever and involve the central and sympathetic nervous systems. Psychogenic fever appears a complex psychological, physiological and endocrinological phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Neurobiology; GELIFES, Groningen University; Groningen, The Netherlands; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven, CT USA; Science Faculty; Utrecht University; Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Berend
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olivier
keywords: brown adipose tissue; core temperature; fever; genetic modification; hypothalamus; psychogenic; stress; sympatho-adrenomedullar system; translation