Neuropeptide Y and religious commitment in healthy young women

Tønnesen, Mathilde T.; Miani, Alessandro; Pedersen, Anders Degn; Mitkidis, Panagiotis; Zak, Paul J.; Winterdahl, Michael

doi:10.1017/neu.2018.34

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“…We analysed the relationship between OC use and hormones using two previously published datasets 46,47 . Both studies were similar methodologically and the current study includes only women who identified their birth control method.…”

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Elevated plasma oxytocin levels and higher satisfaction with life in young oral contraceptive users

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Oral contraception (OC) is used by approximately fifty-five million women in the USA alone and is listed as an essential medicine by the World Health Organisation. Altered mood is a common reason for OC cessation. Here we investigate the effects of OC on hormones that are linked to mood. We obtained blood samples from 185 young women (average age 21.2) in two cohorts and tested the effects of OC on plasma levels of oxytocin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), estradiol, progesterone and testosterone. We related plasma hormone levels with self-reported measures of mood, well-being and depression. OC-users in both cohorts showed elevated basal oxytocin, lower ACTH, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone compared with non-OC users. Satisfaction With Life Score (SWLS) was higher in OC-users compared to non-OC users, with no differences in the Beck Depression Score (BDI) and Positive And Negative Affect Schedule (PANES). In conclusion, our data show alterations in hormone levels and SWLS in response to OC.

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Elevated plasma oxytocin levels and higher satisfaction with life in young oral contraceptive users

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“…Moreover, neuropeptides are important regulators of social behavior and bonding ( Meyer-Lindenberg et al, 2011 ), making them of direct relevance to the social dimension of resilience, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic where social distancing, quarantine, and reduced social support all exert a negative impact on the mental health of healthcare workers ( da Silva and Neto, 2020 ). Specific neuropeptides have also been strongly correlated with individual variations, religious, and spiritual beliefs ( Imamura et al, 2017 ; Tonnesen et al, 2018 ), suggesting that – uniquely among the mechanisms discussed thus far – they are also related to the meaning dimension of resilience. In other words, from a conceptual viewpoint, neuropeptides are implicated in all three of Feldman’s postulated dimensions of resilience.…”

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Harnessing the Neurobiology of Resilience to Protect the Mental Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rajkumar

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Healthcare workers are at a high risk of psychological morbidity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is significant variability in the impact of this crisis on individual healthcare workers, which can be best explained through an appreciation of the construct of resilience. Broadly speaking, resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressful or traumatic events, and thus plays a key role in determining mental health outcomes following exposure to such events. A proper understanding of resilience is vital in enabling a shift from a reactive to a proactive approach for protecting and promoting the mental well-being of healthcare workers. Research in the past decade has identified six areas that provide promising leads in understanding the biological basis of individual variations in resilience. These are: (1) the key role played by the monoamines noradrenaline and serotonin, (2) the centrality of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in influencing stress vulnerability and resilience, (3) the intimate links between the immune system and stress sensitivity, (4) the role of epigenetic modulation of gene expression in influencing the stress response, (5) the role played by certain neuropeptides as a natural “brake” mechanism in the face of stress, and (6) the neurobiological mechanisms by which environmental factors, such as exercise, diet, and social support, influence resilience to subsequent life events. Though much of this research is still in its early stages, it has already provided valuable information on which strategies – including dietary changes, lifestyle modification, environmental modification, psychosocial interventions, and even pharmacological treatments – may prove to be useful in fostering resilience in individuals and groups. This paper examines the above evidence more closely, with a specific focus on the challenges faced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides suggestions regarding how it may be translated into real-world interventions, as well as how the more tentative hypotheses advanced in this field may be tested during this critical period.

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Neural Diversity and Decisions

Thoelen,

Zak

2024

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

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Purpose Differences in choices provide a window into the variety of human preferences and behaviors. Most non-trivial decisions recruit multiple regions of the brain with activity that shows substantial variation across individuals and also depends on personality traits and attitudes. Methods The present study measured nine physiologic factors and collected 15 types of psychological data while participants made decisions in standard tasks measuring risk aversion, patience, altruism, cooperation, generosity, trust, and trustworthiness. Robust predictors were defined as those that were statistically significant in both forward and backward stepwise regressions using all the collected independent variables. Results The analysis showed that multiple measures of physiologic stress decrease cooperative behaviors while testosterone consistently increased antisocial behaviors. In addition, cognitive abilities robustly increased patience but decreased cooperation, while those more satisfied with their lives were more trustworthy. Participants scoring high on the personality trait of imagination were shown to be less altruistic and generous, while neuroticism increased prosociality. Conclusion This study identified key drivers of behaviors that should be measured in decision-making experiments in order to capture the multiple factors that affect choices. We conclude with suggestions on how to establish causal relationships between the identified factors and decisions.

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Neuropeptide Y and religious commitment in healthy young women

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Elevated plasma oxytocin levels and higher satisfaction with life in young oral contraceptive users

Elevated plasma oxytocin levels and higher satisfaction with life in young oral contraceptive users

Harnessing the Neurobiology of Resilience to Protect the Mental Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Neural Diversity and Decisions

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