Elevated Cortisol Leaves Working Memory Unaffected in Both Men and Women
Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (as might occur, for example, when the organism encounters a threat to allostatic balance) leads to Queen Sleigh Storage Bed the release of cortisol into the bloodstream and, ultimately, to altered neural functioning in particular brain regions (e.g., the prefrontal cortex (PFC)).Although