Essays about: "oxytocin"

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  1. 1. The effects of IRAP-inhibitors in the brain

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Dennis Josefsson; [2021]
    Keywords : IRAP; insulin-regulated aminopeptidase; IRAP-inhibitors; memory disorders; neurogenerative diseases; cognitive impairments;

    Abstract : The increased understanding of underlying neurobiological processes and their connections to cognitive performance has opened new doors for novel therapeutic strategies that aim to prevent, and even reverse the effects of memory disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and other cognitive impairments. One of the new and exciting drug targets that has emerged as a result of this research is insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP). READ MORE

  3. 2. Pharmacological treatment of the core symptoms of Anorexia nervosa – a systematic literature review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Elin Munke; [2021]
    Keywords : anorexia nervosa; pharmacological treatment; pharmacotherapy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background/Aim: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder with one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric diagnoses. Today there is no approved pharmacological treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. READ MORE

  4. 3. Adrenaline releases level on skin-to skin touches

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Author : Maryan George; [2020]
    Keywords : Touches; fight or flight; adrenaline; indirect competitive ELISA; non-parametric test; human animal interaction; noradrenaline; and oxytocin.;

    Abstract : Human pleasant touches promote feelings of security, supportiveness, and wellbeing. Conversely, human unpleasant touches promote the body for either “fight or flight” or “short term acute stress” during emergencies, feeling of stress or danger. READ MORE

  5. 4. Socio-Affective Moral Enhancement : A Cognitive Neuroscientific Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Daniel Sadeghi-Tari; [2019]
    Keywords : moral enhancement; moral neuroenhancement; moral cognitive neuroscience; oxytocin; MDMA; compassion meditation; socio-affective;

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  6. 5. The Sense of Touch : Physiology and Neural Correlates of Affective Touch and its Role in Subjective Wellbeing

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Beatrice Svensson; [2019]
    Keywords : Somatosensory system; affective touch; discriminative touch; C-tactile afferents; subjective wellbeing; positive affect; social relations;

    Abstract : The somatosensory system concerns the sense of touch. It is sectioned into various kinds of touch, such as the proprioceptive sense, providing information of sense of self and position of limbs, and the cutaneous sense, informing of the modalities of touching or being touched. READ MORE