Our memories are not all created equally strong: Some experiences are well remembered
while others are remembered poorly, if at all. Research on memory modulation investigates …

Episodic retrieval allows people to access memories from the past to guide current thoughts
and decisions. In many real‐world situations, retrieval occurs under conditions of acute …

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 …

Background. Chronic stress among medical students affects academic performance of
students and leads to depression, substance use, and suicide. There is, however, a …

Evidence that childhood adversities are risk factors for psychosis has accumulated rapidly.
Research into the mechanisms underlying these relationships has focused, productively, on …

Stress leads to an enhanced activity of the hypothalamus–pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis
resulting in an increased release of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex. These …

Over the last decades considerable evidence has accumulated indicating that
glucocorticoids–stress hormones released from the adrenal cortex–are crucially involved in …

The current study investigated the effects of cold pressor stress (CPS) on 2 working memory
(WM) tasks differing in the demand they put on maintenance and executive processing. For …

Highlights•Effects of stress on memory retrieval last longer than initially expected.•They are
not restricted to hippocampal-based episodic memories.•They can have long-lasting …

Substantial progress within recent years has led to a better understanding of the impact of
stress on emotional memory. These effects are of relevance for understanding and treating …