Readership
Cell Biologists, Cytologists, Immunologists, Molecular Biologists, Neurologists, Physiologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
Scope
Research areas include: Physiological mechanisms that convey messages between the immune and nervous systems that regulate their functions; Stress and immunity; Actions of cytokines, growth factors and PAMP activation on neuronal and glial cells that regulate behavior, learning, memory and neurogenesis; Role of hormones, growth factors, and cytokines in the immune and central nervous systems; Interactions between the immune system and brain involved in development and treatment of psychiatric and mental health disorders; Immunological mechanisms involved in TBI and resolution; Immunologic disorders, infection and behavior; Role of the immune system in development and maintenance of inflammatory and chronic pain; Mechanisms that regulate BBI; Biological factors that affect health psychology; Sleep, exercise, immunity; Immune system interactions that affect behavior following use of drugs and alcohol abuse; Healthy aging; Role of inflammation and stress during perinatal development; Cancer and its treatment, stem cells and their effects on brain, behavior, and immunity; Reciprocal communication between the microbiome, immune and nervous systems; Regulation of nerve injury and repair by the immune system;
Psychosocial, behavioral, and neuroendocrine influences on immunity and on the development and progression of immunologically