Stress improves task processing efficiency in dual-tasks

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 252, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-265

  Beste, Christian ^a   Yildiz, Ali ^a   Meissner, Tobias W ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action selection; Dual task bottleneck; Psychological refractory period (PRP); Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; RESPONSE TIME; SALIVA LEVEL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTION SELECTION; DUAL TASK BOTTLENECK; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD (PRP); PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REWARD; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880026975     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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