Deficits in hippocampus-mediated pavlovian conditioning in endogenous hypercortisolism

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 837-843

  Grillon, Christian ^a,c   Smith, Kathryn ^a   Haynos, Ann ^a   Nieman, Lynnette K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NIMH/NIH/DHHS/MAP   (United States)

Author keywords

classical conditioning; Cushing's syndrome; glucocorticoids; hypercortisolism; Trace eyeblink conditioning; verbal memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 9644260581     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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