A critical review of chronic stress effects on spatial learning and memory

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 742-755

  Conrad, Cheryl D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Learning; Reference memory; Spatial; Stress; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FOOD; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; REWARD; SPACE PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953718872     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.11.003     Document Type: Review

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