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That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... blood pressure, oxytocin , alpha amylase, and cortisol . Psychomatic Medicine, 70,976-985. Houellebecq, M. (1998). Les ... / more

Culture and Health Psychology: Insights from a Socio-Cultural Perspective

... , 2007). Asian Americans experienced lower levels of cortisol , a hormone usually referred to as the "stress hormone" as it is ... support, whereas European Americans experienced lower cortisol levels when they sought explicit rather than implicit support. An ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... Nater, 2009) and the release of the “stress hormone” cortisol among other hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline ... only showed physiological responses like higher levels of cortisol , but were also more deontological in their decision-making when ... / more

Yielding to temptation: How and why some people are better at controlling themselves

... effects on health and well-being, such as less stress cortisol responses to a stressor (Lam , Dickerson,  Zoccola , &  ... / more

The Effect of Acute Stress on Memory: How It Helps and How It Hurts

... result in a second slower release of the stress hormone cortisol via activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the brain. The effect of cortisol on the brain ensues two phases: (a) a rapid phase in which the ... stressor ( 2 4 5 ). These two cortisol phases have different effects on different memory stages. The ... / more

There is no place like home – How the French crowd may impact the athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

... factors of the players (e.g., higher testosterone or cortisol levels, an animal instinct of territoriality, that increases ... / more