Interactions between salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as predictors of children's cognitive functioning and academic performance

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 987-995

  Keller, Peggy S ^a   El Sheikh, Mona ^b   Granger, Douglas A ^c   Buckhalt, Joseph A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Children; Cognitive functioning; HPA axis; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SALIVA; STRESS;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; AROUSAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 83055163668     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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