Posted by Maxime on December 13, 2006, at 22:06:05
In reply to Re: Glucocorticoid receptor hypothesis of depression » dessbee, posted by Quintal on December 13, 2006, at 14:57:44
> >Another study shows how dynamic the glucocorticoid receptor density is.
> Neonatal handling resulted in increased hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor density, which implies an increased HPA axis sensitivity.
> Results also showed that handling increased BDNF.
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> So this suggests babies that are handled, massaged and stimulated more have a higher resilience to stress etc?
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> I think I've read something similar to this before. Interesting. Makes sense that babies that are neglected often develop problems like depression and low stress tolerance as adults.
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> QWould explain me.
But people can still respond to touch as a way of healing. It's not too late for some. I've heard it's helpful for anorexia.
Maxime
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