Opioid-blunted cortisol response to stress is associated to increased negative mood and wanting of social reward
Claudia Massaccesi, Matthaeus Willeit, Boris B. Quednow, Urs M. Nater, Claus Lamm, Daniel Mueller, Giorgia Silani
The paper examines how morphine affects cortisol response to stress and links it to changes in negative mood and social reward seeking in humans.
bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience