Hippocampal damage abolishes the cortisol response to psychosocial stress in humans

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Buchanan, Tony W ^a   Tranel, Daniel ^b   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hippocampus; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349283076     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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