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HASTE Research Group

@haste-research.bsky.social

Account for the Human Adaptation in STressful Environments (HASTE) Research Group in the School of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Interested in the psychology of stress and performance in extreme environments. haste.mmu.ac.uk

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HASTE Research Group @haste-research.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Insights into the Psychobiology of Anticipation: Today, the HASTE group will host @northumbriauni.bsky.social Professor Mark Wetherell for a talk on the biological mechanisms behind how we anticipate and respond to stress. 📍3pm, Upstairs at The Salutation Pub, M15 6ED, all welcome! #stressresearch

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HASTE Research Group @haste-research.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Latest paper from the HASTE group: Salivary neuropeptide Y (NPY) may be a biomarker of performance under pressure. In police firearms officers, higher NPY levels before a high-stress task strongly predicted performance, even when anxiety & self-reports didn't. shorturl.at/R96QS #stressresearch

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Frontiers | Relationship between salivary neuropeptide Y and performance under stress: a study on police firearms officers

IntroductionAn emerging body of evidence suggests that plasma neuropeptide Y (NPY) concentration is positively associated with performance under conditions o...

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HASTE Research Group @haste-research.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We will launch the HASTE research group this Thursday 2.30pm with a meeting in the upstairs room of the Salutation Pub, and a talk from Dr Steve Suckling about the psychology of human performance.

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