Stress and Cognitive Flexibility: Cortisol Increases Are Associated with Enhanced Updating but Impaired Switching
Goldfarb EV, Froböse MI, Cools R, Phelps EA. Stress and Cognitive Flexibility: Cortisol Increases Are Associated with Enhanced Updating but Impaired Switching. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 14-24. PMID: 27576026, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive flexibilityDifferent task demandsTask demandsParticipants' cortisol responsesAcute stress manipulationCortisol responseDMS taskStress-related increasesStress manipulationMultifaceted constructImpaired switchingEffects of stressPFC functionSubjects designDimensions of flexibilityWorse performanceDorsal striatumAcute stressCortisol increaseRelevant informationTaskMost studiesParticipantsConstructsParadigm