Hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis differentially responses to morning and evening psychological stress in healthy subjects

• Published in: Neuropsychopharmacology reports Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 41 - 47
• Main Authors: Yamanaka, Yujiro, Motoshima, Hidemasa, Uchida, Kenji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Adrenal glands; Camcorders; Circadian rhythm; Experiments; Heart rate; Hormones; hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis; Laboratories; Original; Questionnaires; salivary cortisol; Sleep; Stress response; Studies; Teacher education; time of day; Trier Social Stress Test; Japan; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; Trier Social Stress Test; salivary cortisol; circadian rhythm; time of day

Aim The hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis responds to changing environmental demands including psychological stressors. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the time of day effects on the acute response of HPA axis activity to acute psychological stress. Method We studied 27 he...