Browsing Høstingsarkiver by Author "Løseth, Guro Engvig"

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  • Effects of opioid receptor stimulation and blockade on touch pleasantness: a double-blind randomised trial 
    Løseth, Guro Engvig; Eikemo, Marie; Leknes, Siri (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    The μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system has long been thought to underpin the rewarding properties of pleasant touch. Numerous non-human animal studies implicate MORs in social behaviours involving touch, but little is currently ...
  • Morphine reduced perceived anger from neutral and implicit emotional expressions 
    Løseth, Guro Engvig; Eikemo, Marie Helene; Isager, Peder Mortvedt; Holmgren, Jostein; Laeng, Bruno; Vindenes, Vigdis; Hjornevik, Trine; Leknes, Siri (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    The μ-opioid system modulates responses to pain and psychosocial stress and mediates non-social and social reward. In humans, the μ-opioid agonist morphine can increase overt attention to the eye-region and visual exploration ...
  • The neurobiology shaping affective touch: Expectation, motivation, and meaning in the multisensory context 
    Ellingsen, Dan Mikael; Leknes, Siri; Løseth, Guro Engvig; Wessberg, Johan; Olausson, Håkan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    Inter-individual touch can be a desirable reward that can both relieve negative affect and evoke strong feelings of pleasure. However, if other sensory cues indicate it is undesirable to interact with the toucher, the ...
  • Stress recovery with social support: A dyadic stress and support task 
    Løseth, Guro Engvig; Eikemo, Marie; Trøstheim, Martin; Meier, Isabell M.; Bjørnstad, Herman; Asratian, Anna; Pazmandi, Claudia; Tangen, Vegard Wathne; Heilig, Markus; Leknes, Siri (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    How does social support bolster resilience? Here, we present a new dyadic paradigm to study causal mechanisms of acute and ecologically valid social support in the laboratory. The Dyadic Stress and Support Task (DSST) ...