Stress initiates an intricate response that affects diverse cognitive and affective domains,
with the goal of improving survival chances in the light of changing environmental …

In human and non-human animals the steroid hormones cortisol and testosterone are
involved in social aggression and recent studies suggest that these steroids might jointly …

Anxious stress compromises cognitive executive performance. This occurs, for instance, in
cognitive performance anxiety (CPA), in which anxiety about one's cognitive performance …

Everyday life is defined by goal states that are continuously reprioritized based on available,
often affective information. To pursue these goals, individuals need to process and maintain …

Prefrontal cortical executive functions comprise a number of cognitive capabilities necessary
for goal directed behavior and adaptation to a changing environment. Executive dysfunction …

Corticosteroids are potent modulators of human higher cognitive function. They are released
in response to stress, and are thought to be involved in the modulation of cognitive function …

Background The glucocorticoid (GC) hormone cortisol is the end product of the
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis). Acute psychological stress increases HPA …

Stress can impair cognitive performance, as commonly observed in cognitive performance
anxiety (CPA; eg, test anxiety). Cognitive theories indicate that stress impairs performance …

Objective Stress is associated with increased negative affect and activation of the
sympathetic nervous system and of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. However, the …

Variability in human resting state electroencephalography (EEG) may reflect emotion
regulation processes (for a review, see Knyazev, 2007). For instance, it has been suggested …