The role of glucocorticoids in emotional memory reconsolidation

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 126-134

  Meir Drexler, Shira ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Cortisol; Fear conditioning; Memory reactivation; Mifepristone; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROPRANOLOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AMYGDALA; ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTINCTION MEMORY; FEAR; FEAR CONDITIONING TEST; FOOTSHOCK; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EMOTIONS; FEAR; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID;

EID: 85007072398     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.11.008     Document Type: Review

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