Fontes, Marco Antônio PelikyCustódio, Carlos Henrique XavierMenezes, Rodrigo Cunha Alvim deDiMicco, Joseph A.2015-03-132015-03-132011FONTES, M. A. P. et al. The dorsomedial hypothalamus and the central pathways involved in the cardiovascular response to emotional stress. Neuroscience, v. 184, p. 64-74, 2011. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452211002740>. Acesso em: 08 nov. 2014.0306-4522http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/4632Psychological stress elicits increases in sympathetic activity accompanied by a marked cardiovascular response. Revealing the relevant central mechanisms involved in this phenomenon could contribute significantly to our understanding of the pathogenesis of stress-related cardiovascular diseases, and the key to this understanding is the identification of the nuclei, pathways and neurotransmitters involved in the organization of the cardiovascular response to stress. The present review will focus specifically on the dorsomedial hypothalamus, a brain region now known to play a primary role in the synaptic integration underlying the cardiovascular response to emotional stress.en-USDorsomedial hypothalamusStressCardiovascular systemCentral pathwaysArtigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Neuroscience concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3547120610054.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.03.018