The relationship between cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase, and cognitive bias in young women

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-166

  Kreher, Donna A ^a   Powers, Sally I ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective priming; Alpha amylase; Cognitive bias; Cortisol; Masked priming

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE BIAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASKING; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861740135     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026654     Document Type: Article

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