Stress hormone may cloud gut instincts, study suggests
Knowledge-focused
Completed
This study investigates whether acute psychosocial stress and the stress hormone cortisol alter the gut feelings that guide decision-making. Healthy young adults are randomly assigned to a stressful or control condition, then play a gambling task that measures risky versus safe c…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Marie-France Marin • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 16, 2026 00:00 UTC