Essays about: "HPA axis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words HPA axis.

  1. 1. A REVIEW OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY’S EFFECT ON MOOD Through the Lens of the HPA Axis

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Susanna Karlkvist; Anton Wickberg; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Mood; Physical activity; HPA axis; The cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis; CRH; Exercise; Cortisol; Cognition;

    Abstract : Engagement in physical activity (PA) has been said to trigger a chain reaction of events which can alter our mood state. One recently implicated component is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, involved in the reaction to physical and psychological stress-ors. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mathematical Modelling Of Cortisol Response To Exercise

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

    Author : Arpitha Honnal Venkatesh; [2022]
    Keywords : Cortisol; Exercise; Mathematical model; CRH; ACTH; CORT; Cortisol model; HPA axis;

    Abstract : Exercise is widely recognized for its role in the health management and prevention of several chronic diseases. Exercise is considered as a stimulus in the form of physical stress to which a group of anatomical structures in the human body responds by generating a stress response that enables certain physiological modifications essential for restoring systemic homeostasis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Adult Children of Divorce : Stress and Well-Being

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Emmie Olofsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Adult children of divorce; stress; well-being; HPA axis; dysregulated cortisol levels; Vuxna skilsmässobarn; stress; välbefinnande; HPA axeln; oregelbundna kortisol nivåer;

    Abstract : Parental divorce has not only been associated with negative long-term effects for children of divorce (CD), but also for adult children of divorce (ACD). ACD more often have poorer mental well-being than adult children of marriage (ACM). Neurological research further suggests that ACD have lower baseline levels of the “stress hormone” cortisol. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects on the Hippocampal Volume and Function : Stress and Depression Versus Physical Exercise

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emelie Olson; [2018]
    Keywords : hippocampus; hippocampal volume; hippocampal function; memory; stress; depression; physical exercise;

    Abstract : In this essay, changes in the human hippocampal volume and function induced by stress, depression and physical exercise are examined. Hippocampus is crucially involved in the acquisition and retrieval of episodic and spatial memory, and hippocampal volume correlates with episodic and spatial memory performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Neurobiology of opioid addiction

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Ludvig Rudén; [2018]
    Keywords : Opioids; reinforcement; mu opioid receptor; addiction; allostasis; cAMP; Opioider; belöning; mu opioid receptor; beroende; allostas; cAMP;

    Abstract : Since the use of opioids started to emerge for analgesic reasons in the 19th century with the synthetization of morphine, opioids have been studied rigorously to better understand its effects on the brain. This thesis shows that both the analgesic effects and the reinforcing effects of opioids are mediated by the same receptor, the mu opioid receptor (MOR). READ MORE