Dennis C. Choi

TL;DR: The principle extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms responsible for regulating stress-responsive CRH neurons of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, which summate excitatory and inhibitory inputs into a net secretory signal at the pituitary gland, are reviewed.

TL;DR: Exogenous ACTH administration to dexamethasone-blocked rats demonstrated that CVS increased maximal plasma and adrenal corticosterone responses to ACTH without affecting sensitivity, and increased adrenal weight after CVS is due to hyperplasia and hypertrophy that occur in specific adrenal subregions and is associated with increased maximal cortic testosterone responses toACTH.

TL;DR: The results indicate that the BST contains functional subdomains that play different roles in integrating and processing limbic information in response to stress and further suggest that excitatory as well as inhibitory limbic Information is funneled through these important cell groups.

TL;DR: It is found that prelimbic BDNF is critical for consolidation of learned fear memories, but it is not required for innate fear or extinction of fear.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that palatable food intake (limited intake of sucrose drink) reduces neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, and behavioral responses to stress in rats, and it is suggested that the palatable/rewarding properties of Sucrose are necessary and sufficient for stress dampening.