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Effect of stress on structural brain asymmetry

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    0472607 - FGÚ 2017 RIV SE eng J - Journal Article
    Zach, P. - Valeš, Karel - Stuchlík, Aleš - Čermáková, P. - Mrzílková, J. - Koutella, A. - Kutová, M.
    Effect of stress on structural brain asymmetry.
    Neuroendocrinology Letters. Roč. 37, č. 4 (2016), s. 253-264. ISSN 0172-780X. E-ISSN 2354-4716
    R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GBP304/12/G069
    Institutional support: RVO:67985823
    Keywords : laterality * asymmetry * brain * evolution * stress * neuropsychiatric disorders
    Subject RIV: FH - Neurology
    Impact factor: 0.918, year: 2016

    There is a growing body of evidence that stressful events may affect the brain not only as a whole, but also in multiple laterality aspects. The present review is aimed at discussing the effect of stress and stress hormones on structural brain asymmetry. Differences and crossroads of functional and structural asymmetry are briefly mentioned throughout the document. The first part of this review summarizes major findings in the field of structural brain asymmetries in animals and humans from the evolutionary perspective. Additionally, effect of stress on animals is discussed generally. The second part then explores asymmetrical effects of stress on structural changes of principal brain areas - amygdala, hippocampus, neocortex, diencephalon, basal forebrain and basal ganglia from the point of normal lateralization, steroids, trauma and genetic factors. At the end we present hypothesis why stress appears to have asymmetrical effects on lateralized brain structures.
    Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0269868

     
     
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