[HTML][HTML] The trier social stress test: principles and practice

AP Allen, PJ Kennedy, S Dockray, JF Cryan… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Researchers interested in the neurobiology of the acute stress response in humans require
a valid and reliable acute stressor that can be used under experimental conditions. The Trier …

Biological and psychological markers of stress in humans: Focus on the Trier Social Stress Test

AP Allen, PJ Kennedy, JF Cryan, TG Dinan… - … & biobehavioral reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Validated biological and psychological markers of acute stress in humans are an important
tool in translational research. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), involving public interview …

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

A Meyer-Lindenberg, G Domes, P Kirsch… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are evolutionarily highly
conserved mediators in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviour. Recent …

Psychobiological mechanisms underlying the social buffering of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical axis: A review of animal models and human studies across …

CE Hostinar, RM Sullivan, MR Gunnar - Psychological bulletin, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Discovering the stress-buffering effects of social relationships has been one of the major
findings in psychobiology in the last century. However, an understanding of the underlying …

Acute psychosocial stress: does the emotional stress response correspond with physiological responses?

J Campbell, U Ehlert - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
Most stress experiences are accompanied by physiological and psychological responses.
Laboratory stressors such as the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) induce reliable stress …

[HTML][HTML] The soothing function of touch: affective touch reduces feelings of social exclusion

M Von Mohr, LP Kirsch, A Fotopoulou - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The mammalian need for social proximity, attachment and belonging may have an adaptive
and evolutionary value in terms of survival and reproductive success. Consequently …

The social dimension of stress reactivity: acute stress increases prosocial behavior in humans

B Von Dawans, U Fischbacher… - Psychological …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Psychosocial stress precipitates a wide spectrum of diseases with major public-health
significance. The fight-or-flight response is generally regarded as the prototypic human …

Adult attachment measures: A 25-year review

P Ravitz, R Maunder, J Hunter, B Sthankiya… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Over the past 25 years, attachment research has extended beyond infant–
parent bonds to examine dyadic relationships in children, adolescents, and adults …

Oxytocin, vasopressin, and human social behavior

M Heinrichs, B von Dawans, G Domes - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
There is substantial evidence from animal research indicating a key role of the
neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the regulation of complex …

Intranasal oxytocin increases positive communication and reduces cortisol levels during couple conflict

B Ditzen, M Schaer, B Gabriel, G Bodenmann… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In nonhuman mammals, the neuropeptide oxytocin has repeatedly been
shown to increase social approach behavior and pair bonding. In particular, central nervous …