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Psychoneuroimmunology. The interface between behavior, brain, and immunity

S F Maier1, L R Watkins, M Fleshner

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0345.

The American Psychologist
|December 1, 1994
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Psychoneuroimmunology reveals how behavior, the brain, and the immune system communicate bidirectionally. Psychological factors like stress impact immunity, while immune responses can alter behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Behavioral neuroscience
  • Immunology

Background:

  • The brain and immune system possess bidirectional communication pathways.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for psychology.
  • This field explores the interplay between psychological states and immune function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a general overview of psychoneuroimmunology.
  • To emphasize the bidirectional communication between the brain and immune system.
  • To discuss the implications for behavior and immune function.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing evidence on brain-immune interactions.
  • Focus on psychological modulation of immunity (e.g., conditioning, stress).
  • Examination of immune system modulation of behavior via immune substances.

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Main Results:

  • Behavioral and psychological processes can alter immune function.
  • Immune system events can modulate behavior.
  • Evidence supports bidirectional influences between the brain and immune system.

Conclusions:

  • Psychoneuroimmunology highlights the integrated nature of the brain, behavior, and immune system.
  • Behavioral interventions may influence health outcomes.
  • Immune system activity has demonstrable effects on behavior.