Cortisol-induced increases of plasma oxytocin levels predict decreased immediate free recall of unpleasant words

Cortisol-induced increases of plasma oxytocin levels predict decreased immediate free recall of unpleasant words

Cortisol and oxytocin have been shown to interact in both the regulation of stress responses and in memory function. In the present study we administered cortisol to 35 healthy female subjects in a within-subject double-blind placebo-controlled design, while measuring oxytocin levels, adrenocorticot...

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Main Authors: Mattie eTops, Femke eBuisman-Pijlman, Maarten A S Boksem, Albertus A Wijers, Jakob eKorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Memory
Oxytocin
cortisol
stress
vasopressin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00043/full

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