Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "cortisol"
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Acute Stress Selectively Reduces Reward Sensitivity
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2013)Stress may promote the onset of psychopathology by disrupting reward processing. However, the extent to which stress impairs reward processing, rather than incentive processing more generally, is unclear. To evaluate the ... -
Effects of Cortisol and Cocaine on Plasma Prolactin and Growth Hormone Levels in Cocaine-Dependent Volunteers
(Elsevier, 2005)In rodents, corticosterone (cortisol in humans) facilitates cocaine self-administration purportedly via enhancement of dopaminergic activity in the brain. This study sought to assess central dopaminergic effects of cortisol ... -
Immigration Costs for Female Chimpanzees and Male Protection as an Immigrant Counterstrategy to Intrasexual Aggression
(Elsevier, 2008)In chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, females transfer from their natal group shortly after sexual maturity to permanently join another group. A conflict of interest exists between female and male residents over the immigration ...