Highlights•Social touch stimulates low-threshold C-fiber mechanoreceptors
(CLTMs).•Activation of CLTMs increases oxytocin release and leads to social …

Emotional disorders, including depression and anxiety, contribute considerably to morbidity
across the world. Depression is a serious condition and is projected to be the top contributor …

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin D3 (Vit D) administration on
memory function, hippocampal level of amyloid-beta (Aβ), brain-derived neurotrophic factor …

Receiving touch is of critical importance, as many studies have shown that touch promotes
mental and physical well-being. We conducted a pre-registered (PROSPERO …

Affiliative tactile interactions buffer social mammals against neurobiological and behavioral
effects of stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the cutaneous mechanisms …

Background: Along with other canonical systems, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has
shown important roles in stress. This system is a complex regulatory proteolytic cascade …

Introduction Receiving touch is of critical importance for human well-being. A number of
studies have shown that touch promotes mental and physical health. However, effect sizes …

Environmental enrichment (EE) has been studied as a protocol that can improve brain
plasticity and may protect against negative insults such as chronic stress. The aim of this …

摘要目的: 探讨帕罗西汀治疗阿尔兹海默症合并抑郁对血清去甲肾上腺素(Noradrenaline, NE)
以及5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) 表达的影响. 方法: 2017 年9 月到2019 年8 …

Chronic psychological stress contributes to the occurrence of cancer and activates the renin-
angiotensin system (RAS). However, the mechanisms by which RAS promotes the …