Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress
Biological PsychiatryPublished 17 October 2003
Markus Heinrichs, Thomas Baumgärtner, Clemens Kirschbaum, Ulrike Ehlert
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Oxytocin seems to enhance the buffering effect of social support on stress responsiveness, concur with data from animal research suggesting an important role of oxytocin as an underlying biological mechanism for stress-protective effects of positive social interactions.
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Oxytocin seems to enhance the buffering effect of social support on stress responsiveness. These results concur with data from animal research suggesting an important role of oxytocin as an underlying biological mechanism for stress-protective effects of positive social interactions.
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Journal of Affective DisordersEffects of social support during weekend leave on cortisol and depression ratings: a pilot study
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Progress in brain researchNeuropsychological effects of vasopressin in healthy humans
42 Citations1999Jan Born, Reinhard Pietrowsky +1 more
Human research is reviewed with the notion of a comparable effect of VP in healthy humans to indicate that VP is able to improve declarative memory formation which is the type of memory essentially relying on hippocampal function.
Current topics in neuroendocrinologyOxytocin and Behavior
42 Citations1986Gábor L. Kovaćs
Results indicate that the biologically active OXT is present in various extrahypothalamic brain regions and regulates the adaptive response to narcotic analgesics and alters the efficacy of addictive drugs.
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