Dose-dependent effects of hydrocortisone infusion on autobiographical memory recall

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 735-741

  Young, Kymberly ^a,b,c   Drevets, Wayne C ^a,c,d   Schulkin, Jay ^e   Erickson, Kristine ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cortisol; Declarative memory; Depression; Human

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053597367     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024764     Document Type: Article

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