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Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.
Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Oct 15;68(8):748-54. Epub 2010 Aug 16.Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.Eisenberger NI, Berkman ET, Inagaki TK, Rameson LT, Mashal NM, Irwin MR.Source Department of Psychology, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Stress, food, and inflammation: psychoneuroimmunology and nutrition at the cutting edge.
Psychosom Med. 2010 May;72(4):365-9. Epub 2010 Apr 21.Stress, food, and inflammation: psychoneuroimmunology and nutrition at the cutting edge.Kiecolt-Glaser JK.Source Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1228, … Continue reading
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, neuroinflammation and well being.
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2010 Apr-Jun;82(4-6):295-303. Epub 2010 Mar 15.Polyunsaturated fatty acids, neuroinflammation and well being.Layé S.Source Psychoneuroimmunology, Nutrition and Genetic (PsyNuGen), UMR INRA 1286, CNRS 5226, University Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France. sophie.laye@bordeaux.inra.frAbstract The innate immune system of the … Continue reading
Inflammation and social experience: an inflammatory challenge induces feelings of social disconnection in addition to depressed mood.
As usual, Eisenberger is way ahead of the pack. The relationship between inflammation and social rejection is bi-directional. Brain Behav Immun. 2010 May;24(4):558-63. Epub 2010 Jan 4.Inflammation and social experience: an inflammatory challenge induces feelings of social disconnection in addition … Continue reading
Inflammation causes mood changes through alterations in subgenual cingulate activity and mesolimbic connectivity.
Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Sep 1;66(5):407-14. Epub 2009 May 7.Inflammation causes mood changes through alterations in subgenual cingulate activity and mesolimbic connectivity.Harrison NA, Brydon L, Walker C, Gray MA, Steptoe A, Critchley HD.Source Wellcome Trust, Centre for Neuroimaging, Institute of Cognitive … Continue reading
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Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.