Stress regulation and cognitive control: Evidence relating cortisol reactivity and neural responses to errors

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 152-163

  Compton, Rebecca J ^a   Hofheimer, Julia ^a   Kazinka, Rebecca ^a  

^a HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Emotion; Event related potentials

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; STROOP TEST;

COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84873812420     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-012-0126-6     Document Type: Article

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