Mind your thoughts: Associations between self-generated thoughts and stress-induced and baseline levels of cortisol and alpha-amylase

Biological Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-291

  Engert, Veronika ^a   Smallwood, Jonathan ^a   Singer, Tania ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Mind wandering; Self generated thoughts; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; RUMINATION; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THINKING; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908572486     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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