The empathic, physiological resonance of stress

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-201

  Buchanan, Tony W ^a   Bagley, Sara L ^a   Stansfield, R Brent ^b   Preston, Stephanie D ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contagion; Cortisol; Empathy; Salivary alpha amylase; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; AMYLASES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858790432     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.588723     Document Type: Article

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