With our first episode in 2024, we are back and ready to talk about stress and stress regulation! In this episode PhD candidate Franziska Weinmar hosts Dr. Lydia Kogler, a clinical psychologist by training, expert on the neuroscience of stress and associate of the IRTG2804. Together they dive into the complex world of stress and stress regulation - especially if and how women and men differ in this regard. To this end, this episode leaves us with more insights, a suggestion on how to improve our resilience to stress, and curiosity for future talks on this topic!

Stress is part of our everyday life. But what does stress mean and how does the body react to stress? In this episode Lydia explains:

01:21: What is stress? (01:21)

05:30: How does the stress response leads to behavioural and endocrine adaptations?

08:28: The role of cortisol

11:49: How do we induce stress in the lab?

14:22: What neurological changes come with stress?

15:34: How chronic stress affects the body...

18:58: ... and mental health

Next, Lydia talks about sex/gender differences:

22:58: Sex differences in the stress response...

26:25: ... its neural basis....

27:17: ... and psychological effects

28:00 Sex differences in stress related disorders

30:18: Reasons behind sex differences

33:50: Consequences of sex differences in stress response

35:15: Why is it important to look into sex differences?

39:24: Mechanisms of stress regulation

44:49: How self-esteem influences the stress response

49:00: Sex differences on a neuronal level...

50:03: ... and a hormonal level

50:18: Implications of coping mechanisms

52:00: Summary

54:57: What is the next question to ask about sex/gender differences in stress response or regulation, especially considering female-specific processes? 

Many thanks to Anna Denninger for contributing to this episode!

Sound recording: Franziska Weinmar with the equipment of the IRTG2804

Editing: Franziska Weinmar

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