Title: Effects of stress on memory - Wikipedia
Headings: Effects of stress on memory
Effects of stress on memory
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Physiology
Adrenocorticotropic hormone axis
Vasopressin axis
Thyroxine axis
Chronic stress
Acute stress
Short-term memory
Working memory
Long-term memory
Explicit memory
Implicit memory
Autobiographical memory
Attention
Learning
Fear response
Reversal learning
Stress, memory and animals
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Classical conditioning
Anxiety disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Overview of the effects of stress on memory
Diagram of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information. During times of stress, the body reacts by secreting stress hormones into the bloodstream. Stress can cause acute and chronic changes in certain brain areas which can cause long-term damage. Over-secretion of stress hormones most frequently impairs long-term delayed recall memory, but can enhance short-term, immediate recall memory. This enhancement is particularly relative in emotional memory. In particular, the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and the amygdala are affected. One class of stress hormone responsible for negatively affecting long-term, delayed recall memory is the glucocorticoids (GCs), the most notable of which is cortisol. Glucocorticoids facilitate and impair the actions of stress in the brain memory process. Cortisol is a known biomarker for stress. Under normal circumstances, the hippocampus regulates the production of cortisol through negative feedback because it has many receptors that are sensitive to these stress hormones.