The cortisol awakening response predicts same morning executive function: Results from a 50-day case study

Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 616-621

  Law, Robin ^a   Evans, Phil ^a   Thorn, Lisa ^a   Hucklebridge, Frank ^a   Clow, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAR; case study; cognition; cortisol awakening response; executive function; human

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; INDIVIDUALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947042639     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2015.1076789     Document Type: Article

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