Development of new biomarkers is a constantly evolving field of research endeavor in
psychoneuroendocrinology. Salivary biomarkers have received special attention since they …

The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is the major endocrine stress axis of the
human organism. Cortisol, the final hormone of this axis, affects metabolic, cardiovascular …

STUDY QUESTION Are women's stress levels prospectively associated with fecundity and
infertility? SUMMARY ANSWER Higher levels of stress as measured by salivary alpha …

The “Trier Social Stress Test”(TSST) is one of the most prominent laboratory stress
paradigms. It is often used to investigate the effects of stress on cognitive or affective …

The current study investigated the effects of cold pressor stress (CPS) on 2 working memory
(WM) tasks differing in the demand they put on maintenance and executive processing. For …

Background Decisions involving risk often must be made under stressful circumstances.
Research on behavioral and brain differences in stress responses suggest that stress might …

Current biobehavioral research increasingly employs salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) as a
surrogate marker for sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. While different lines of …

Different factors have been associated with changes in the regulation of the two major stress
response systems of the human body, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the …

In addition to the extensive evidence in animals, we previously showed that disrupting
reconsolidation by noradrenergic blockade produced amnesia for the original fear response …

Stress is a multidimensional construct. To accurately represent stress physiology, multiple
stress measures across multiple stress-related systems should be assessed. However …