Estrés y función cognitivael papel de los glucocorticoides en procesos de aprendizaje y memoria

  1. Cordero, María Isabel 1
  2. Sandi, Carmen 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
Ansiedad y estrés

ISSN: 1134-7937

Year of publication: 1998

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Pages: 51-58

Type: Article

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Abstract

Long-term memory storage is a selective process whereby a decision is made, at the neural level, about the type of information available at a learning experience that should be preserved in memory. The physiological systems involved in the organisms’ response to stress appear as potential modulators of memory formation. In particular, recent studies have indicated that the central actions of corticosteroids -the final products of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activation- are one of the mechanisms implicated in the formation of enduring memories. By acting through specific receptors, these hormones are able to modulate different aspects of neural and behavioural plasticity. In this work, we review the role of glucocorticoids (cortisol or corticosterone, depending on the animal specie) on certain cognitive processes, such as learning and memory formation.

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