Effects of cortisol on emotional but not on neutral memory are correlated with peripheral glucocorticoid sensitivity of inflammatory cytokine production

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-80

  Rohleder, Nicolas ^a,b   Wolf, Jutta M ^a,b   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Wolf, Oliver T ^c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double blind placebo controlled design; Emotion; Glucocorticoid sensitivity; Human; Hydrocortisone; Inflammation; Interleukin 6; Memory retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849117507     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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