Abstract
The fast and the slow sides of cortisol's effects on emotional interference and sustained attention.
Highlights
By combining functional magnetic resonance imaging with carefully controlled cortisol administration, this study explored the neural substrates of time-dependent effects of stress hormones on attentional processing and emotion interference
Recent evidence from research in rodents suggests that corticosteroids can induce rapid, non-genomic effects followed by slower, genomic effects that can impact cognitive functions in opposite and complementary ways (Karst et al, 2005; Wiegert et al, 2005)
Selective attention was measured as the difference in interference produced by emotional compared to neutral distraction, whereas sustained attention was reflected in the overall performance in trials with both emotional and neutral distraction
Summary
Time-dependent effects of cortisol on selective attention and emotional interference: a functional MRI study by Henckens, M. By combining functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with carefully controlled cortisol administration, this study explored the neural substrates of time-dependent effects of stress hormones on attentional processing and emotion interference.
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