In contrast to chronic stress, acute stress is easier to model and can be studied under controlled laboratory conditions in both humans and animals. (circ.ahajournals.org)
However, the more «real world» the treatment study is, the more removed from controlled laboratory conditions the study is likely to be as well. (psychpage.com)
But the principle of symmetry and its disturbance can definitely be investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. (sciencedaily.com)