Synaptic Stress and Pathogenesis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

1. The Brain on Stress: The Good and the Bad
Bruce S. McEwen

2. Regulation of Excitatory Synapses by Stress Hormones
Marian Joëls, Harm Krugers, Henk Karst

3. Synaptic Stress, Changes in Glutamate Transmission and Circuitry, and Psychopatology
Laura Musazzi, Giulia Treccani, Carla Perego, Nicoletta Nava, Jens R Nyengaard, Maurizio Popoli

4. Dual Regulation of Glutamatergic Transmission and Cognition by Stress in Prefrontal Cortex Zhen Yan

5. Role of Endocannabinoids in Regulating Glucocorticoid Effects on Memory for Emotionally Arousing Experiences
Piray Atsak, Benno Roozendaal, Patrizia Campolongo

6. Endocannabinoid Signaling & Synaptic Plasticity During Stress
J. Megan Gray, Haley A. Vecchiarelli, Matthew N. Hill

7. Stress Induced Metaplasticity at GABA Synapses
Jaideep S. Bains

8. Stress Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus
Menahem Segal, Nicola Maggio

9. Neural-Cognitive Effects of Stress in the Hippocampus
Jeansok J. Kim, Blake A. Pellman, Eun Joo Kim

10. Evolutionary, Historical and Mechanistic Perspectives on How Stress Affects Memory and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity
George E. Farmer, Collin R. Park, Laura A. Bullard, David M. Diamond

11. Acute Stress Disrupts Short- and Long-term Patterns of Synaptic Plasticity in Dorsal Hippocampus and Subiculum: Implications for Hippocampal Output and Behaviour
John G. Howland, Don A. Davies

12. Synaptic Mechanisms and Cognitive Computations Underlying Stress Effects on Cognitive Function
Gediminas Luksys, Carmen Sandi

13. Altered GABA Function in Major Depression
Beverly French, Marianne L. Seney, Etienne Sibille

14. Pathology in Astroglia, Glutamate and GABA in Major Depressive Disorder: Evidence from Studies of Human Postmortem Tissue
Grazyna Rajkowska

15. Evidence of Glutamatergic Dysfunction in the Pathophysiology of SchizophreniaJ.C. Hammond, D. Shan, J.H. Meador-Woodruff, R.E. McCullumsmith

16. Metabolic Stress and Neuropsychiatric

David Diamond schloss 1975 die Universität Alberta mit einem Bachelor of Fine Arts für Schauspiel ab. 1981 war er Mitbegründer von Headlines Theatre und seit 1984 ist er dessen künstlerischer Leiter. Er leitete seitdem an die 500 gemeinwesenspezifische Theaterprojekte zu Themen wie Rassismus, Bürgerbeteiligung, Gewalt, Sucht, Generationenkonflikt und Obdachlosigkeit. Seine Arbeit führte ihn durch Nordamerika und Europa, aber auch nach Namibia, Ruanda, Australien, Brasilien und Singapur.
David Diamond erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, darunter den City of Vancouver's Cultural Harmony Award, die Ehrendoktorwürde des University College of the Fraser Valley sowie den Otto René Castillo Award für politisches Theater.

From the book reviews:"This informative book, written and edited by an international array of well-known stress researchers, provides the latest information on the molecular mechanisms mediating stress in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric illnesses. ... The target audience includes bench neuroscientists and clinicians who want to learn about the latest research on fundamental neuroendocrine stress mechanisms and stress-related diseases. ... Each chapter ends with relevant and timely citations of the scientific literature." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2015)