2024
Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory
Sherman B, Huang I, Wijaya E, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb E. Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 36: 1741-1759. PMID: 38713878, PMCID: PMC11223726, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpisodic memoryAcute stressStatistical learningEffects of acute stressStress-induced cortisol levelsImpaired episodic memoryModulate learning processesAcute stress effectsImpact hippocampal functionEpisodic encodingRodent workEvidence of learningHippocampal functionStress effectsHippocampal pathwaysLearning tasksBehavioral experimentsPreliminary evidenceCortisol levelsNo stressMemoryMultiple measuresHippocampusScene categoriesParticipants
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