The effect of dawn simulation on the cortisol response to awakening in healthy participants

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 925-930

  Thorn, L ^a,b   Hucklebridge, F ^a,b   Esgate, A ^a   Evans, P ^a,b   Clow, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Psychophysiology Stress Res Grp   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awakening cortisol response; Cortisol; Dawn simulation; Human; Light; Saliva

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SOUND; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 2642536655     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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