Hormetic Influence of Glucocorticoids on Human Memory

• Autori principali: Sonia J. Lupien (Autore), Claudia Buss (Autore), Tania E. Schramek (Autore), Francoise Maheu (Autore), Jens Pruessner (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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In this paper, we discuss the effects of glucocorticoids on human learning and memory using the recent model of hormesis proposed by Calabrese and collaborators. Although acute increases in glucocorticoids have been shown to impair memory function in humans, other studies report no such impairments...