2006
The effects of sex and hormonal status on restraint-stress-induced working memory impairment
Shansky RM, Rubinow K, Brennan A, Arnsten A. The effects of sex and hormonal status on restraint-stress-induced working memory impairment. Behavioral And Brain Functions 2006, 2: 8. PMID: 16522198, PMCID: PMC1420310, DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRestraint stressStress-related disordersPrefrontal cortexFemale ratsHormonal statusCognitive functionPFC cognitive functionAcute restraint stressHigh estrogen levelsMajor depressive disorderMinutes of restraintMethodsThe present studyDendritic remodelingEstrogen levelsDepressive disorderMale ratsPharmacological stressorHormonal influencesMemory impairmentHippocampal functionSignificant impairmentNeuronal morphologyConclusionThese resultsEstrus phaseOestrous cycle
1999
A role for norepinephrine in stress-induced cognitive deficits: α-1-adrenoceptor mediation in the prefrontal cortex
Birnbaum S, Gobeske K, Auerbach J, Taylor J, Arnsten A. A role for norepinephrine in stress-induced cognitive deficits: α-1-adrenoceptor mediation in the prefrontal cortex. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 1266-1274. PMID: 10560032, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00138-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cognitive deficitsPoor attention regulationAlternation performanceSpatial working memoryPFC cognitive functionPrefrontal cortical dysfunctionMotor response timeIntra-PFC infusionsStress-induced deficitsStress-induced impairmentWorking memoryAttention regulationPFC contributeMemory performanceAlternation testingStress researchNeuropsychiatric disordersPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsCognitive functionMemory functionMemory impairmentPFC dysfunctionPerseverative patternsPharmacological stressor