Many pathways connect stress and obesity, two highly prevalent problems facing society
today. First, stress interferes with cognitive processes such as executive function and self …

The authors forward the hypothesis that social exclusion is experienced as painful because
reactions to rejection are mediated by aspects of the physical pain system. The authors …

Among primate species there is pronounced variation in the relationship between social
status and measures of stress physiology. An informal meta-analysis was designed to …

Social interactions can profoundly affect the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis.
Although most research on social modulation of glucocorticoid concentrations has focused …

Glucocorticoids are hormones that mediate the energetic demands that accompany
environmental challenges. It is therefore not surprising that these metabolic hormones have …

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and major depression are higher in
women than in men. Another shared feature of these disorders is that dysregulation of the …

In normal life, organisms are repeatedly exposed to brief periods of stress, most of which can
be controlled and adequately dealt with. The presently available data indicate that such brief …

While common marmosets are increasingly used as alternative primate models in
biomedical research, their life history, specialized behavior and unique physiology are not …

Mammals live in social systems, which differ from species to species but are relatively
constant for any species, although some variation as a function of the ecological situation is …

Objective: The goal of this report is to develop a comprehensive model, which integrates
psychosocial and neurobiological aspects, for better understanding the link between chronic …