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Understanding The Contributions Of Hormonal Contraceptives And Cortisol Levels To Fear Learning In Women, Sahil Bardai Dec 2022

Understanding The Contributions Of Hormonal Contraceptives And Cortisol Levels To Fear Learning In Women, Sahil Bardai

Symposium of Student Scholars

Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder than men. Eighty-five percent of women in the US will use hormonal contraceptives at some point in their lifetime. Women who use hormonal contraceptives show heightened startle reactivity to a threatening stimulus. Previous results from our lab showed a significant increase in fear-potentiated startle (FPS) in women who were on hormonal contraceptives compared to women who were naturally cycling. These results stayed consistent throughout three acquisition trials. Others have shown that the use of OCPs (oral contraceptive pills) is related to the dysregulation of the HPA-axis and elevated …


Poster: Researchers Say The Darndest Things: Using Semi-Structured Interviews To Uncover The Unique Information Behaviors Of Basic Sciences Researchers In An Academic Health Center, Laura L. Haines Aug 2011

Poster: Researchers Say The Darndest Things: Using Semi-Structured Interviews To Uncover The Unique Information Behaviors Of Basic Sciences Researchers In An Academic Health Center, Laura L. Haines

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Laura discusses the work she and her colleagues did in a qualitative study of semi-structured interviews examining the unique, information-seeking characteristics of basic sciences researchers. The team's ultimate goal was to then design a suite of library services that would better meet these researchers' needs.