Linear and Non-Linear Dose-Response Functions Reveal a Hormetic Relationship between Stress and Learning

Over a century of behavioral research has shown that stress can enhance or impair learning and memory. In the present review, we have explored the complex effects of stress on cognition and propose that they are characterized by linear and non-linear dose-response functions, which together reveal a...

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Main Authors: Phillip R. Zoladz, David M. Diamond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-04-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.08-015.Zoladz