SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASE AND CORTISOL RESPONSIVENESS FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL PHYSICAL STRESS IN BIPOLAR DISORDER PATIENTS

Salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol responsiveness following electrical physical stress in bipolar disorder patients

Background : Bipolar disorder (BP) is often associated with altered functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis by chronic stress.In comparison, psychosocial stress-induced activation of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) functions as a marker of sympathoadrenal medullary system (SAM) activity.However, in contrast to salivary cortisol, s

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The Complexity of Dynamics in Small Neural Circuits.

Mean-field approximations are a powerful tool for studying large neural networks.However, they do not describe well the behavior of networks composed of a small number of neurons.In this case, major differences between the mean-field approximation and the real behavior of the network can arise.Yet, many interesting problems in neuroscience involve

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