Influence of acute stress on spatial tasks in humans

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 459-466

  Richardson, Anthony E ^a   VanderKaay Tomasulo, Melissa M ^a  

^a SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Cardiovascular reactivity; Perspective taking; Salivary cortisol; Spatial performance; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYMPATHETIC ADRENAL MEDULLA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79955081788     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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