Glucocorticoid stress hormones are crucially involved in modulating mnemonic processing
of emotionally arousing experiences. They enhance the consolidation of new memories …

Stress responses and related outcomes vary markedly across individuals. Elucidating the
molecular underpinnings of this variability is of great relevance for develo** individualized …

Questions of how altered functioning of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis
contribute to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Recent prospective studies in emergency services have identified impaired fear extinction
learning and memory to be a significant predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) …

A large number of gene–environment interaction studies provide evidence that some people
are more likely to be negatively affected by adverse experiences as a function of specific …

Background Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis functioning has been implicated in
the development of stress‐related psychiatric diagnoses and response to adverse life …

Severe stress in early life, such as childhood abuse and neglect, constitutes a major risk
factor in the etiology of psychiatric disorders and somatic diseases. Importantly, these long …

Extensive evidence from both animal model and human research indicates that
glucocorticoid hormones are crucially involved in modulating memory performance …

Certain individuals are more susceptible to stress and trauma, as well as the physical and
mental health consequences following such exposure, including risk for post-traumatic …

Abstract CASTRO-VALE, I., EFC van Rossum, JC Machado, R. Mota-Cardoso and D.
Carvalho. Genetics of glucocorticoid regulation and posttraumatic stress disorder—What do …