In recent years a large body of data has accumulated suggesting that psychological stress is linked to emotional distress and mood disorders, with 1 in 5 adults experiencing any mood disorders at some point in their lives in the US.
Despite the high prevalence of mood disorders, the underlying neuropathological mechanisms have not yet been fully understood. Recent studies have demonstrated that mood disorders cause structural and functional changes alterations of neural circuits of key-brain regions for emotional processing.
In this Research Topic, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is looking to address key aspects of new mechanisms and insights in stress and mood disorders to promote the discussion around this topic and to facilitate knowledge dissemination in the field.
We expect to attract significant contributions from diverse specialists in the field of stress and mood disorders, to establish new trends for future studies.
We particularly welcome submission of Original Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles on the following sub-topics:
• New advances in neurobiological mechanisms underlying mood disorders in stress
• New methodological approaches to study brain activity alterations in stress and mood disorders
• Therapeutic interventions targeting stress relief
• Age related determinants of stress response and mood disorders
• Stress and later-life depression
• Dementia risk factors, stress, and cognitive aging
In recent years a large body of data has accumulated suggesting that psychological stress is linked to emotional distress and mood disorders, with 1 in 5 adults experiencing any mood disorders at some point in their lives in the US.
Despite the high prevalence of mood disorders, the underlying neuropathological mechanisms have not yet been fully understood. Recent studies have demonstrated that mood disorders cause structural and functional changes alterations of neural circuits of key-brain regions for emotional processing.
In this Research Topic, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience is looking to address key aspects of new mechanisms and insights in stress and mood disorders to promote the discussion around this topic and to facilitate knowledge dissemination in the field.
We expect to attract significant contributions from diverse specialists in the field of stress and mood disorders, to establish new trends for future studies.
We particularly welcome submission of Original Research, Review, Methods, and Perspective articles on the following sub-topics:
• New advances in neurobiological mechanisms underlying mood disorders in stress
• New methodological approaches to study brain activity alterations in stress and mood disorders
• Therapeutic interventions targeting stress relief
• Age related determinants of stress response and mood disorders
• Stress and later-life depression
• Dementia risk factors, stress, and cognitive aging