Stress and multiple memory systems: from ‘thinking’ to ‘doing’

Although it has been known for decades that stress influences memory performance, it was only recently shown that stress may alter the contribution of multiple, anatomically and functionally distinct memory systems to behavior. Here, we review recent animal and human studies demonstrating that stres...

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Published inTrends in cognitive sciences Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 60 - 68
Main Authors Schwabe, Lars, Wolf, Oliver T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2013
Elsevier
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Anatomical correlates of behavior
Animals
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Learning. Memory
Memory
Memory - physiology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Spatial Behavior
Stress, Psychological - pathology
Thinking - physiology
Human
Memory
Central nervous system
Cognition
Basal ganglion
Corpus striatum
Review
Prefrontal cortex
Glucocorticoid
Stress
Encephalon
Animal
Hippocampus
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Summary:Although it has been known for decades that stress influences memory performance, it was only recently shown that stress may alter the contribution of multiple, anatomically and functionally distinct memory systems to behavior. Here, we review recent animal and human studies demonstrating that stress promotes a shift from flexible ‘cognitive’ to rather rigid ‘habit’ memory systems and discuss, based on recent neuroimaging data in humans, the underlying brain mechanisms. We argue that, despite being generally adaptive, this stress-induced shift towards ‘habit’ memory may, in vulnerable individuals, be a risk factor for psychopathology.
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ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2012.12.001