Cortisol and Working Memory

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Psychology

 

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Jill S

 

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May 16, 2013

 

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University

 

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A

 

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"Recent findings from studies in animals suggest that that influence of GC's on memory functioning depends on the level of training-induced emotional arousal and/or adrenergic activity during memory performance." (Okuda, Roozendall, & McGaugh, 2004; Elzinga & Roelofs, 2005) Intrigued by these findings, the authors decided to conduct a study to determine whether or not cortisol released in humans during stressful or emotional situations requires adrenergic activity to have an effect on working memory...
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They believed their research would indicate that working memory is impaired during "acute psychosocial stress" (Elzinga & Roelofs, 2005), which casues both elevated cortisol levels and more significant amounts of adrenergic activity. Methods: Elzinga & Roelofs recruited a total of 44 college students, who were either paid or given course credit for participating in the study...
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