[태그:] cortisol

Yoga is thought to reduce stress; however, few studies have quantified plasma levels of stress hormones. Yoga includes physical postures, meditation, and pranayama (controlled breathing) therefore it is difficult to determine which dose and combination of these components is most beneficial. We hypothesized that a single 15 min bout of 6 breaths per minute would be sufficient to cause a reduction in stress hormones. Ten ...

Two studies investigated the association between cortisol levels and memory performance in healthy adults. In a first study, 13 subjects were exposed to a brief psychosocial laboratory stress (“Trier Social Stress Test”) with a subsequent test of declarative memory performance. Results indicated a significant negative relationship between stress-induced cortisol levels and performance in the memory Task, I.e. subjects with high cortisol response to the stressor ...

The present study examined how financial decisions ‘get under the skin’. Participants played an economic game in which they could donate some of their payment to another student. Affect was measured afterward and salivary cortisol was measured before and afterward. Participants who kept more money for themselves reported less positive affect, more negative affect, and more shame. Shame predicted higher levels of post-game cortisol, controlling ...