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Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization
Integrative encoding and generalization across past experiences depends largely on the hippocampus, an area known to be particularly sensitive to stress. Yet, whether stress influences the ability to generalize memories is unknown. We exposed volunteers to a stressor or a control manipulation before...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27918271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.042929.116 |
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author | Dandolo, Lisa C. Schwabe, Lars |
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description | Integrative encoding and generalization across past experiences depends largely on the hippocampus, an area known to be particularly sensitive to stress. Yet, whether stress influences the ability to generalize memories is unknown. We exposed volunteers to a stressor or a control manipulation before they completed an acquired equivalence task probing memory generalization. While stress left learning performance intact, it reduced participants’ ability to generalize and this deficit was directly linked to the cortisol response to the stressor. These findings show that stress, presumably through the action of glucocorticoids, creates rather rigid memories that are difficult to transfer to novel situations. |
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spelling | pubmed-51109832017-12-01 Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization Dandolo, Lisa C. Schwabe, Lars Learn Mem Brief Communication Integrative encoding and generalization across past experiences depends largely on the hippocampus, an area known to be particularly sensitive to stress. Yet, whether stress influences the ability to generalize memories is unknown. We exposed volunteers to a stressor or a control manipulation before they completed an acquired equivalence task probing memory generalization. While stress left learning performance intact, it reduced participants’ ability to generalize and this deficit was directly linked to the cortisol response to the stressor. These findings show that stress, presumably through the action of glucocorticoids, creates rather rigid memories that are difficult to transfer to novel situations. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2016-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5110983/ /pubmed/27918271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.042929.116 Text en © 2016 Dandolo and Schwabe; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed exclusively by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the first 12 months after the full-issue publication date (see http://learnmem.cshlp.org/site/misc/terms.xhtml). After 12 months, it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International), as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Dandolo, Lisa C. Schwabe, Lars Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title | Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title_full | Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title_fullStr | Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title_full_unstemmed | Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title_short | Stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
title_sort | stress-induced cortisol hampers memory generalization |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27918271 http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.042929.116 |
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