Sex differences in emotional memory consolidation: The effect of stress-induced salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 539-544

  Felmingham, Kim L ^a,b   Tran, Thu Phuong ^b   Fong, Wing Chee ^b   Bryant, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Memory; Noradrenaline; Salivary alpha amylase; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL MEMORY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECALL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD TEMPERATURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858005533     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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