Stress can affect cognition in many ways, with the outcome (ie, facilitating or impairing)
depending on a combination of factors related to both stress and the cognitive function …

The following literature review addresses the effects of various stressors on cognition. While
attempting to be as inclusive as possible, the review focuses its examination on the …

Fueling the rapid growth in our understanding of how stress influences cognition, the
number of studies examining the effects of stress on various cognitive processes has grown …

A multitude of studies investigating the effects of stress on cognition has produced an
inconsistent picture on whether-and under which conditions-stress has advantageous or …

Stress is a potent modulator of learning and memory processes. Although there have been a
few attempts in the literature to explain the diversity of effects (including facilitating …

Research in cognitive psychology has made a significant contribution to our understanding
of how acute and chronic stress affect performance. It has done so by identifying some of the …

The effects of stress on learning and memory are not always clear: both facilitating and
impairing influences are described in the literature. Here we propose a unifying theory …

Stress shapes memory. Depending on the timing of the stress exposure facilitating and
impairing effects of stress are reported on how much is learned and remembered. Beyond …

Stress affects cognition in a number of ways, acting rapidly via catecholamines and more
slowly via glucocorticoids. Catecholamine actions involve beta adrenergic receptors and …

Stressful experiences, both physical and psychological, that are overwhelming (ie,
inescapable and unpredictable), can measurably affect subsequent neuronal properties and …