[HTML][HTML] Explaining socioeconomic disparities in health behaviours: A review of biopsychological pathways involving stress and inflammation
The purpose of this article was to explore how individuals' position in a socioeconomic
hierarchy is related to health behaviours that are related to socioeconomic disparities in …
hierarchy is related to health behaviours that are related to socioeconomic disparities in …
Gut microbiome-brain axis and inflammation in temperament, personality and psychopathology
Highlights•Microbiome is associated with temperament from birth through childhood.•
Associations have been observed between adult personality traits and gut …
Associations have been observed between adult personality traits and gut …
Beyond social withdrawal: new perspectives on the effects of inflammation on social behavior
KA Muscatell, TK Inagaki - Brain, behavior, & immunity-health, 2021 - Elsevier
Decades of research in animals and humans show that inflammation is an important
regulator of social behavior. While much research in this area has concluded that …
regulator of social behavior. While much research in this area has concluded that …
Fundamental motives illuminate a broad range of individual and cultural variations in thought and behavior
An article published in Current Directions a decade ago introduced the fundamental-motives
framework and reviewed initial promising findings using this general approach. According to …
framework and reviewed initial promising findings using this general approach. According to …
[HTML][HTML] Heightened inflammation in bipolar disorder occurs independent of symptom severity and is explained by body mass index
Inflammation is hypothesized to be a key component of bipolar disorder (BP) development
and progression. However, findings linking BP prevalence and symptomology to immune …
and progression. However, findings linking BP prevalence and symptomology to immune …
Everyday co-presence with a romantic partner is associated with lower C-reactive protein
Social relationships are an important driver of health, and inflammation has been proposed
as a key neurobiological mechanism to explain this effect. Behavioral researchers have …
as a key neurobiological mechanism to explain this effect. Behavioral researchers have …
Infection threat shapes our social instincts
We social animals must balance the need to avoid infections with the need to interact with
conspecifics. To that end we have evolved, alongside our physiological immune system, a …
conspecifics. To that end we have evolved, alongside our physiological immune system, a …
Inflammatory reactivity to the influenza vaccine is associated with changes in automatic social behavior
TA Jolink, NJ Fendinger, GM Alvarez… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests differential patterns of social behavior following an inflammatory
challenge, such that increases in inflammation may not uniformly lead to social withdrawal …
challenge, such that increases in inflammation may not uniformly lead to social withdrawal …
“Touch me if you can!”: Individual differences in disease avoidance and social touch
The threat of diseases varies considerably among individuals, and it has been found to be
linked to various proactive or reactive behaviors. In the present studies, we investigated the …
linked to various proactive or reactive behaviors. In the present studies, we investigated the …
[PDF][PDF] Social psychoneuroimmunology: understanding bidirectional links between social experiences and the immune system
KA Muscatell - Brain Behav. Immun, 2021 - carolinasnhlab.com
Does the immune system have a “social life,” wherein our social experiences can affect and
be affected by the activities of the immune system? Research in the nascent subfield of …
be affected by the activities of the immune system? Research in the nascent subfield of …