The Neuroenergetics of Stress Hormones in the Hippocampus and Implications for Memory

Acute stress causes rapid release of norepinephrine (NE) and glucocorticoids (GCs), both of which bind to hippocampal receptors. This release continues, at varying concentrations, for several hours following the stressful event, and has powerful effects on hippocampally-dependent memory that genera...

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Main Authors: Danielle eOsborne, Jiah ePearson-Leary, Ewan eMcNay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00164/full