Performing under pressure: Stress and cognitive function

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-244

  Mendl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Learning; Memory; Stress; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033391982     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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