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. 2012 Sep;13(6):489–497. doi: 10.2174/138920212802510448

Fig. (1). Working hypothesis of the link between CNS stress and risks of neuropsychiatric diseases.

Fig. (1). Working hypothesis of the link between CNS stress and risks of neuropsychiatric diseases.

We hypothesize that there are common early stress response mechanisms (gate keepers) in the CNS that are induced after exposures to a broad variety of environmental stress/insults, and that these mechanisms are associated with increased risks for a broad range of neuropsychiatric diseases.