Cortisol and cognitive function in midlife: The role of childhood cognition and educational attainment

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-198

  Gaysina, Darya ^a   Gardner, Michael P ^b   Richards, Marcus ^c   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognition; Cortisol; Development; Memory; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDLIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SALIVA LEVEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; VERBAL MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; LEARNING; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84903724090     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.018     Document Type: Article

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