How the Immune System `Talks` to the Brainprovides an overview of the key factorsinvolved in communication between the body`s immune system and the brain. The DVDdetails what that communication is and how it is manifested. The DVD points out that anactivated immune system alters regulatory functions of the brain (e.g., behaviors,neuroendocrine output) and that these responses are evolutionarily conserved andimportant for host defense and survival. The DVD also reviews the fact that suchcommunication can be disrupted, which, in turn, can lead to bad things. In addition, theDVD discusses the role that acute or chronic exercise can play in altering communicationpathways or brain response.
Among the topics covered:
Among the topics covered:
- Sickness behavior
- Why do we adopt these behaviors?
- So what happens if we block these behaviors or their effects
- Immune-nervous system loop
- Pathways of communication
- Mechanisms of immune to brain communication
- Repeated social defeat and LPS increases the number of inflammatory brain macrophages
