International perspectives on self-regulation and health.
[Book]
[Place of publication not identified]
Springer-Verlag New York
2013
1 Introduction.- I. Cardiovascular and Central Disorders.- 2 Respiratory Mediation of Cardiac Function within a Psychophysiological Perspective.- 3 Environmental Stress and Myocardial Reactivity: Implications for Raynaud's Disease.- 4 Self-Regulation of Slow Cortical Potentials and Its Role in Epileptogenesis.- 5 Low-Dimensional Chaos in a Simple Biological Model of Neocortex: Implications for Cardiovascular and Cognitive Disorders.- II. Neuromuscular Disorders.- 6 Control of Normal and Pathologic Cognitive Functions through Neuromuscular Circuits: Applications of Principles of Progressive Relaxation.- 7 Control of Convulsions by Inhibitory and Excitatory Neurotransmitter Receptor Regulators in Epileptic El Mice and Neuromuscular Junction-Blocked Rats.- 8 Fluency Enhancement in Stutterers: Advances in Self-Regulation through Sensory Augmentation.- III. Psychoneuroimmunology.- 9 Behavior in Autoimmune Mice.- 10 Behavioral Intervention and Disease: Possible Mechanisms.- 11 Altered Immunity through Behavioral Conditioning.- IV. Pain.- 12 Opioid Analgesia and Descending Systems of Pain Control.- 13 Gate Control Theory of Pain Perception: Current Status.- 14 Behavioral-Anatomical Studies of the Central Pathways Subserving Orofacial Pain.- 15 Neuropeptides and Nociception in the Spinal Cord.- 16 Evidence for the Role of the Cerebral Cortex in Acupuncture Analgesia.