Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador.
Melissa A LiebertSamuel S UrlacherFelicia C MadimenosTheresa E GildnerTara J Cepon-RobinsChristopher J HarringtonRichard G BribiescasLawrence S SugiyamaJames Josh SnodgrassPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2024)
This study expands the documented range of global variation in HPA axis activity and diurnal cortisol production and provides important insights into the plasticity of human stress physiology across diverse developmental and socioecological settings.