Tag: Allostasis; allostatic load; attunement; coordination; cortisol/corticosterone; glucocorticoids; infant; mother; salivary α amylase; stress

Stress Physiology in Infancy and Early Childhood: Cortisol Flexibility, Attunement and Coordination

Long-term stability of diurnal salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase secretion patterns Author: Atkinson L, et al (2016), J Neuroendocrinol Research on stress physiology in infancy has assumed increasing importance due to its lifelong implications. In this review, we focus on measurement of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function, in particular, and on complementary autonomic processes. We suggest that the […]