Learning during Stressful Times

Learning and Memory

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-144

  Shors, Tracey J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; COGNITION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; SEX FACTORS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 1842579591     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.66604     Document Type: Review

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