A combination of high stress-induced tense and energetic arousal compensates for impairing effects of stress on memory retrieval in men

Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 444-453

  Boehringer, Andreas ^a,b   Schwabe, Lars ^a,c   Schachinger, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energetic arousal; HPA axis; Memory retrieval; Stress; Tense arousal; TSST

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; SELF REPORT; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; WORD LIST RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955622235     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253891003725256     Document Type: Article

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