Working Memory Performance Is Associated with Common Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms

Robert Kumsta,Sonja Entringer,J. W. Koper,E.F.C. van Rossum,Dirk H. Hellhammer,Stefan Wüst

Working Memory Performance Is Associated with Common Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms

2010

Robert Kumsta
Sonja Entringer
J. W. Koper
E.F.C. van Rossum
Dirk H. Hellhammer
Stefan Wüst

Cortisol has a modulatory influence on cognitive functions in humans. Both impairing and enhancing effects of cortisol administration have been shown for hippocampus-dependent declarative memory, and

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Psychology
Working memory
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
Glucocorticoid receptor
Gene polymorphism
Prefrontal cortex
Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance
Effects of stress on memory
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Cognition
Gene
Sex characteristics
Hydrocortisone

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