Induction of Social Stress through the Trier Social Stress Test (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Induction of Social Stress through the Trier Social Stress Test

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In participants subjected to a psychosocial stress test, the secretion of the stress hormone cortisol was diminished by up to 51 percent. However, this reduced stress sensitivity was dependent on the types of previously trained mental practice.

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