When endocrinology and democracy collide: Emotions, cortisol and voting at national elections

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 789-795

  Waismel Manor, Israel ^a   Ifergane, Gal ^b   Cohen, Hagit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Decision making; Negative affect; Voting

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTION; EMOTION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EXCITEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL STRESS; NIGHT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; EMOTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053386673     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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