Hydrocortisone reduces emotional distracter interference in working memory

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1284-1293

  Oei, Nicole Y L ^a   Tollenaar, Marieke S ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^a,b   Elzinga, Bernet M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Inhibition; Prefrontal cortex; Working memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69849113130     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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