2019
Acute Stress Throughout the Memory Cycle: Diverging Effects on Associative and Item Memory
Goldfarb EV, Tompary A, Davachi L, Phelps EA. Acute Stress Throughout the Memory Cycle: Diverging Effects on Associative and Item Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2019, 148: 13-29. PMID: 30221962, PMCID: PMC6312485, DOI: 10.1037/xge0000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsItem memoryAssociative memoryAssociative recognition taskAcute stressForms of memoryStress-induced cortisolAcute stress effectsNeutral objectsNegative wordsRecognition taskSubjective arousalSubjects designMemoryItemsDifferent patternsArousalAssociativeWordsTaskParticipantsStress effectsRelationshipCortisolQuadratic relationshipKey differences
2017
Acute Stress Time-dependently Modulates Multiple Memory Systems
Goldfarb EV, Mendelevich Y, Phelps EA. Acute Stress Time-dependently Modulates Multiple Memory Systems. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 1877-1894. PMID: 28699809, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow lifetime stress exposure is associated with reduced stimulus–response memory
Goldfarb EV, Shields GS, Daw ND, Slavich GM, Phelps EA. Low lifetime stress exposure is associated with reduced stimulus–response memory. Learning & Memory 2017, 24: 162-168. PMID: 28298555, PMCID: PMC5362698, DOI: 10.1101/lm.045179.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime stress exposureStimulus-response memoryStress exposureLifetime stressCumulative lifetime stress exposureStimulus-response associationsForms of psychopathologyYoung adultsHigh lifetime stressLow stress exposureCumulative stress exposureContext memoryMemory performanceDiminished resilienceSR associationsNegative outcomesMemoryModerate levelsNegative effectsLow levelsComputational modelingLow stressAdultsAssessment systemCognitionStress 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