Chronic stress, cognitive functioning and mental health

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-595

  Marin, Marie France ^a,b   Lord, Catherine ^c   Andrews, Julie ^d   Juster, Robert Paul ^a,d   Sindi, Shireen ^a,d   Arsenault Lapierre, Geneviève ^a,d,e   Fiocco, Alexandra J ^f   Lupien, Sonia J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Cognition; Glucocorticoids; HPA axis; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; BURNOUT; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 82355163413     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2011.02.016     Document Type: Review

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