Time-dependent effects of cortisol on the contextualization of emotional memories

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 809-816

  Van Ast, Vanessa A ^a   Cornelisse, Sandra ^a,b   Meeter, Martijn ^c   Joëls, Marian ^a,b   Kindt, Merel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consolidation; context; cortisol; emotion; hydrocortisone; memory; PTSD

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

CONSOLIDATION; CONTEXT; CORTISOL; EMOTION; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMORY; PTSD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887244209     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.022     Document Type: Article

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