Alcohol use, urinary cortisol, and heart rate variability in apparently healthy men: Evidence for impaired inhibitory control of the HPA axis in heavy drinkers

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-250

  Thayer, Julian F ^a   Hall, Martica ^b   Sollers III, John J ^a   Fischer, Joachim E ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Amygdala; Cortisol; Heart rate variability; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEEDBACK; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33644591418     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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