Does cortisol influence core executive functions? A meta-analysis of acute cortisol administration effects on working memory, inhibition, and set-shifting

Highlights • The fast, nongenomic effects of cortisol enhanced response inhibition. • The fast, nongenomic effects of cortisol impaired working memory. • Both of the above effects reversed over time. • Cortisol administration did not alter mental set-shifting.

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Published inPsychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 58; pp. 91 - 103
Main Authors Shields, Grant S, Bonner, Joseph C, Moons, Wesley G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2015
Subjects
Animals
Attention - drug effects
Cognitive inhibition
Cortisol
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Executive attention
Executive function
Executive Function - drug effects
Humans
Hydrocortisone - pharmacology
Inhibition
Inhibition (Psychology)
Interference control
Memory, Short-Term - drug effects
Meta-analysis
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychiatry
Response inhibition
Set (Psychology)
Set-shifting
Working memory
Executive function
Response inhibition
Executive attention
Cortisol
Set-shifting
Working memory
Inhibition
Cognitive inhibition
Interference control
Meta-analysis
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Summary:Highlights • The fast, nongenomic effects of cortisol enhanced response inhibition. • The fast, nongenomic effects of cortisol impaired working memory. • Both of the above effects reversed over time. • Cortisol administration did not alter mental set-shifting.
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ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.04.017