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Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks.

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Williams, RB; Lane, JD; Kuhn, CM; Melosh, W; White, AD; Schanberg, SM
Published in: Science
October 29, 1982

Qualitatively distinct patterns of cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses were observed in male college students during mental work and during sensory intake task performance. During mental work, Type A (coronary-prone) subjects showed greater muscle vasodilatation and more enhanced secretion of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and cortisol than Type B subjects. During sensory intake, Type A hyperresponsivity was found for testosterone and, among those subjects with a positive family history of hypertension, for cortisol. As a demonstration of combined cardiovascular, sympathetic nervous system, and neuroendocrine hyperresponsivity to specific cognitive tasks in Type A subjects, this study breaks ground in the search for mechanisms mediating the increased coronary disease risk among Type A persons.

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Science

DOI

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

October 29, 1982

Volume

218

Issue

4571

Start / End Page

483 / 485

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Hormones
  • Hemodynamics
  • General Science & Technology
  • Cognition
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Blood Pressure
  • Behavior
 

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Williams, R. B., Lane, J. D., Kuhn, C. M., Melosh, W., White, A. D., & Schanberg, S. M. (1982). Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks. Science, 218(4571), 483–485. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7123248
Williams, R. B., J. D. Lane, C. M. Kuhn, W. Melosh, A. D. White, and S. M. Schanberg. “Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks.Science 218, no. 4571 (October 29, 1982): 483–85. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7123248.
Williams RB, Lane JD, Kuhn CM, Melosh W, White AD, Schanberg SM. Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks. Science. 1982 Oct 29;218(4571):483–5.
Williams, R. B., et al. “Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks.Science, vol. 218, no. 4571, Oct. 1982, pp. 483–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1126/science.7123248.
Williams RB, Lane JD, Kuhn CM, Melosh W, White AD, Schanberg SM. Type A behavior and elevated physiological and neuroendocrine responses to cognitive tasks. Science. 1982 Oct 29;218(4571):483–485.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science

DOI

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

October 29, 1982

Volume

218

Issue

4571

Start / End Page

483 / 485

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Hormones
  • Hemodynamics
  • General Science & Technology
  • Cognition
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Blood Pressure
  • Behavior