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Clinical Consideration
Listing and colleagues suggest that MT may lead to a short-term reduction
of stress perception and cortisol levels and impact mood disturbances
(Listing et al. 2010). It is suggested that one explanation for stress
reduction after MT could be the activation of brain areas involved in
relaxation processes, for example Diego and co-workers suggest that MT
stimulates PSNS activity (Diego et al. 2005). Another explanation for
stress reduction after MT could be the inhibitory effect of
intracerebraloxytocin on the stress-induced activity of the HPA axis,
including attenuated secretion of adrenocorticotropin, catecholamines, and
corticosterone (Heinrichs et al. 2003).