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Associations of Salivary Cortisol With Cognitive Function in the Baltimore Memory Study
Author(s) -
Brian K. Lee,
Thomas A. Glass,
Matthew J. McAtee,
Gary S. Wand,
Karen BandeenRoche,
Karen I. Bolla,
Brian S. Schwartz
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.64.7.810
Subject(s) - cognition , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , verbal memory , population , verbal learning , visual memory , cortisol awakening response , cognitive skill , interquartile range , cognitive test , confidence interval , audiology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , hydrocortisone , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health
The stress responses of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis can produce adverse effects on the brain. Previous studies have concluded that an elevated level of cortisol is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction and decline in aging but have been limited by sex exclusion, restricted cognitive batteries, and small sample sizes.

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