Title: Effects of stress on memory - Wikipedia
Headings: Effects of stress on memory
Effects of stress on memory
Contents
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
References

Content: Intrinsic stress can be acutely and chronically experienced by a person. The varying effects of stress on performance or stress hormones are often compared to or known as "inverted-u" which induce areas in learning, memory and plasticity. Chronic stress can affect the brain structure and cognition. Studies considered the effects of both intrinsic and extrinsic stress on memory functions, using for both of them Pavlovian conditioning and spatial learning. In regard to intrinsic memory functions, the study evaluated how stress affected memory functions that was triggered by a learning challenge. In regard to extrinsic stress, the study focused on stress that was not related to cognitive task but was elicited by other situations. The results determined that intrinsic stress was facilitated by memory consolidation process and extrinsic stress was determined to be heterogeneous in regard to memory consolidation. Researchers found that high stress conditions were a good representative of the effect that extrinsic stress can cause on memory functioning. It was also proven that extrinsic stress does affect spatial learning whereas acute extrinsic stress does not. Contents
1 Physiology
1.1 Adrenocorticotropic hormone axis
1.2 Vasopressin axis
1.3 Thyroxine axis
2 Chronic stress
3 Acute stress
4 Short-term memory
5 Working memory
6 Long-term memory
6.1 Explicit memory
6.2 Implicit memory
7 Autobiographical memory
8 Attention
9 Learning
9.1 Fear response
9.2 Reversal learning
10 Stress, memory and animals
10.1 Short-term memory
10.2 Long-term memory
10.3 Classical conditioning
11 Anxiety disorders
11.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder
11.2 Social anxiety disorder
11.3 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
12 References
Physiology
Location of the Adrenal Glands
When a stressful situation is encountered, stress hormones are released into the blood stream.