• Cortisol levels and cognitive profile in major depression: A comparison of currently and previously depressed patients 

      Høifødt, Ragnhild Sørensen; Waterloo, Knut; Wang, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson; Eisemann, Martin; Figenschau, Yngve Anton; Halvorsen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-22)
      The association between depressive symptoms and elevated cortisol levels, and depression and cognitive functioning, has been less robust in outpatients with symptoms in the mild to moderate range. Furthermore, the association between elevated cortisol levels and cognitive functioning is unclear. In the present study, currently depressed (<i>n</i> = 37), previously depressed (<i>n</i> = 81) and never ...
    • Failure to Find a Conditioned Placebo Analgesic Response 

      Flaten, Magne; Bjørkedal, Espen; Lyby, Peter Solvoll; Figenschau, Yngve Anton; Aslaksen, Per M (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-30)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Associative learning has, in several studies, been modulated by the sex of the participant. Consistent with this, a recent review found that conditioned nocebo effects are stronger in females than in males.</p> <p><i>Purpose</i>: It has been suggested that conditioned placebo responses are stronger in females, and this hypothesis was investigated in the present study. Cortisol ...