Oxytocin, cortisol, and cognitive control during acute and naturalistic stress.

ABSTRACT: Although stress is a strong risk factor for poor health, especially for women, it remains unclear how stress affects the key neurohormones cortisol and oxytocin, which influence stress-related risk and resilience. Whereas cortisol mediates energy mobilization during stress, oxytocin has anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, and analgesic effects that support social connection and survival across the lifespan. However, how these neurohormones interrelate and are associated with cognitive control of emotional information during stress remains unclear. To address these issues, we recruited 37 college-aged women (M_age = 19.19, SD = 1.58) and randomly assigned each to a one-hour experimental session consisting of either an acute stress (emotionally stressful video) or control

SUBMITTER: Young Kuchenbecker S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254750 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature