The impact of attentional training on the salivary cortisol and alpha amylase response to psychosocial stress: Importance of attentional control

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-99

  Pilgrim, Kamala ^a   Ellenbogen, Mark A ^a   Paquin, Karine ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention modification; Attentional control; Attentional training; Executive attention; Salivary alpha amylase; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME;

ADULT; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL TRAINING; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROL TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTIONALITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE SALIVA LEVEL; MALE; MASKED TRAINING; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SUPRALIMINAL TRAINING; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHEMISTRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899518244     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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