Permissive Influence of Stress in the Expression of a U-Shaped Relationship between Serum Corticosterone Levels and Spatial Memory Errors in Rats

• Main Authors: Collin R. Park (Author), Adam M. Campbell (Author), James C. Woodson (Author), Taro P. Smith (Author), Monika Fleshner (Author), David M. Diamond (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The relationship between glucocorticoids (GCs) and memory is complex, in that memory impairments can occur in response to manipulations that either increase or decrease GC levels. We investigated this issue by assessing the relationship between serum corticosterone (the primary rodent GC) and memory...