Acute pre-learning stress and declarative memory: Impact of sex, cortisol response and menstrual cycle phase

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 759-765

  Espin, Laura ^a   Almela, Mercedes ^b   Hidalgo, Vanesa ^b   Villada, Carolina ^b   Salvador, Alicia ^b   Gomez Amor, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Menstrual cycle; Pre learning stress; Salivary cortisol; Sex differences; TSST

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEARNING; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84878233646     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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