It is well known that adverse life events, distress, and chronic stress experiencing are related to the onset of diverse psychiatric conditions diseases that impact individuals’ wellbeing and public health. Recent advances in viral-mediated brain circuitry manipulation through optogenetic and chemogenetic approaches are putting the knowledge regarding the pathophysiological basis of those stress-related disorders in the next level. Those approaches, especially when combined with the use of transgenic animal models, are illuminating the role of specific cell subpopulations, neural circuits, and brain pathways on the consequences of exposure to adverse life events. This knowledge can significantly impact the development of more effective and accurate treatments for such psychiatric disorders.
The goal of this research topic is to gather and discuss new pre-clinical and clinical findings regarding the involvement of specific cell subpopulations, neural circuits, and brain pathways on the onset and development of stress- or distress-induced disorders, such as major depression, anxiety, eating disorders, drug abuse and dependence, post-traumatic stress disorder, among others.
For this research topic we are looking for original research manuscripts and reviews focusing on the role of distinct brain pathways, regions, neurotransmitters, and cell subpopulations on the consequences of stress exposure, distress, and adverse life events, as well as their impact on the development of stress-related disorders, including but not limited to:
- Addiction;
- Anxiety;
- Depression;
- Chronic pain;
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
It is well known that adverse life events, distress, and chronic stress experiencing are related to the onset of diverse psychiatric conditions diseases that impact individuals’ wellbeing and public health. Recent advances in viral-mediated brain circuitry manipulation through optogenetic and chemogenetic approaches are putting the knowledge regarding the pathophysiological basis of those stress-related disorders in the next level. Those approaches, especially when combined with the use of transgenic animal models, are illuminating the role of specific cell subpopulations, neural circuits, and brain pathways on the consequences of exposure to adverse life events. This knowledge can significantly impact the development of more effective and accurate treatments for such psychiatric disorders.
The goal of this research topic is to gather and discuss new pre-clinical and clinical findings regarding the involvement of specific cell subpopulations, neural circuits, and brain pathways on the onset and development of stress- or distress-induced disorders, such as major depression, anxiety, eating disorders, drug abuse and dependence, post-traumatic stress disorder, among others.
For this research topic we are looking for original research manuscripts and reviews focusing on the role of distinct brain pathways, regions, neurotransmitters, and cell subpopulations on the consequences of stress exposure, distress, and adverse life events, as well as their impact on the development of stress-related disorders, including but not limited to:
- Addiction;
- Anxiety;
- Depression;
- Chronic pain;
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
