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Biological and psychological markers of stress in humans: Focus on the Trier Social Stress Test

Overview of attention for article published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, January 2014
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Title
Biological and psychological markers of stress in humans: Focus on the Trier Social Stress Test
Published in
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, January 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.11.005
Pubmed ID
24239854
Authors

Andrew P. Allen, Paul J. Kennedy, John F. Cryan, Timothy G. Dinan, Gerard Clarke

Abstract

Validated biological and psychological markers of acute stress in humans are an important tool in translational research. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), involving public interview and mental arithmetic performance, is among the most popular methods of inducing acute stress in experimental settings, and reliably increases hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation. However, although much research has focused on HPA axis activity, the TSST also affects the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system, the immune system, cardiovascular outputs, gastric function and cognition. We critically assess the utility of different biological and psychological markers, with guidance for future research, and discuss factors which can moderate TSST effects. We outline the effects of the TSST in stress-related disorders, and if these responses can be abrogated by pharmacological and psychological treatments. Modified TSST protocols are discussed, and the TSST is compared to alternative methods of inducing acute stress. Our analysis suggests that multiple readouts are necessary to derive maximum information; this strategy will enhance our understanding of the psychobiology of stress and provide the means to assess novel therapeutic agents.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 6 <1%
Netherlands 3 <1%
France 3 <1%
Germany 2 <1%
Portugal 2 <1%
Malaysia 1 <1%
Turkey 1 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Other 6 <1%
Unknown 1114 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 231 20%
Student > Master 177 16%
Student > Bachelor 169 15%
Researcher 135 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 84 7%
Other 158 14%
Unknown 186 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 417 37%
Medicine and Dentistry 113 10%
Neuroscience 79 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 75 7%
Engineering 49 4%
Other 164 14%
Unknown 243 21%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 July 2020.
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#2,762,217
of 22,731,677 outputs
Outputs from Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
#1,212
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Outputs of similar age
#33,840
of 305,164 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
#19
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