Post-learning psychosocial stress enhances consolidation of neutral stimuli

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-326

  Preuß, Diana ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arousal; Consolidation; Memory; Psychosocial stress; Salivary alpha amylase; Salivary cortisol; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249219004     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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