Core executive functions such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility are
integral to daily life. A growing body of research has suggested that acute stress may impair …

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 …

Research Findings: The present study investigated whether active play during recess was
associated with self-regulation and academic achievement in a prekindergarten sample. A …

The brain's response to stress is a matter of extensive neurocognitive research in an attempt
to unravel the mechanistic underpinnings of neural adaptation. In line with the broadly …

For the selection of relevant information out of a continuous stream of information, which is a
common definition of attention, two core mechanisms are assumed: a competition-based …

Glucocorticoids are the most commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressant
medications worldwide. This article highlights the risk of clinically significant and sometimes …

Objective Exposure to acute and chronic stress can affect learning and memory, but most
evidence comes from animal studies or clinical observations. Almost no population-based …

Background: Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used to study and treat psychiatric disorders.
Its fidelity depends in part on the extent to which the VR environment provides a convincing …

Stress has been shown to impair decision making. However the temporal development of
this phenomenon remains poorly understood. We speculated that the rapid stress induced …

Emerging plans for travel to Mars and other deep space destinations make it critical for us to
understand how spaceflight affects the human brain and behavior. Research over the past …