The diurnal cortisol cycle and cognitive performance in the healthy old

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-377

  Evans, P D ^a   Fredhoi, C ^a   Loveday, C ^a   Hucklebridge, F ^a   Aitchison, E ^b   Forte, D ^b   Clow, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; CAR; Cognition; Cognitive performance; Cortisol; Diurnal; Memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODICITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79953047654     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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