Sex differences in stress effects on emotional learning

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 93-105

  Merz, Christian J ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

cortisol; extinction; fear conditioning; glucocorticoids; hormonal contraceptives; memory retrieval

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE; STRESS HORMONE;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEAR CONDITIONING TEST; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MEMORY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84994337296     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23811     Document Type: Review

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