The role of cortisol reactivity in children's and adults' memory of a prior stressful experience

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-174

  Quas, Jodi A ^a   Yim, Ilona S ^a   Edelstein, Robin S ^b   Cahill, Larry ^c   Rush, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; HPA axis activation; Memory; Reactivity; Recall

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551621883     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20505     Document Type: Article

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