Physiological correlates of cognitive functioning in an elderly population

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 826-838

  Wright, C E ^a   Kunz Ebrecht, S R ^a   Iliffe, S ^a   Foese, O ^b   Steptoe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Pryor Linder and Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blood pressure; Cortisol; Heart rate; Memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMORY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 22144434047     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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