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Distinctive Functional Properties of Limbic System Opioid Peptides

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Neuropeptides and Stress

Part of the book series: Hans Selye Symposia on Neuroendocrinology and Stress ((HANS SELYE SYMP))

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For the purpose of this discussion, it is important to note the prominent role that learning plays in stress. Many lines of research show that the effects of the same physical stimulus on measures of stress depend, to a degree, on the predictability of the stressful event and the response contingencies that are employed during testing. For example, uncontrolled shock has distinctive effects on behavior and brain neurochemical activity that are not observed in animals which receive the same amount of shock but are able to control its termination1,2. Independent of response contingencies, the predictability of stressful events reduces the impact of a wide range of stressors3–5. These phenomena clearly indicate that learning and its record in memory can mediate between environmental inputs and their effects on neurobiologic/neuroendocrine systems where stress is monitored.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Los Angeles School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90073, USA

    Yvette Taché Ph.D. (Professor and Member) (Professor and Member)

  2. Brain Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Yvette Taché Ph.D. (Professor and Member) & John E. Morley M.D. (Director, Professor and Member) (Professor and Member) &  (Director, Professor and Member)

  3. Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, California, 91343, USA

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  5. Autonomic Physiology Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, San Diego Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, California, 92103, USA

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Gallagher, M., Meagher, M.W., Decker, M.W. (1989). Distinctive Functional Properties of Limbic System Opioid Peptides. In: Taché, Y., Morley, J.E., Brown, M.R. (eds) Neuropeptides and Stress. Hans Selye Symposia on Neuroendocrinology and Stress. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3514-9_23

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