MEMORIA EMOCIONAL: EFECTO DE LA CORTICOSTERONA SOBRE LOS RECUERDOS

RUETTI, E. M.; BENTOSELA, M.; MUSTACA, A. E.

REVISTA LATINOAMERICANA DE PSICOLOGíA

Lugar: Colombia; Año: 2008

0120-0534

The adrenal hormones administered immediately before or after a learning task modulate memory. This effect varies according to time and intensity with which hormones increase. The release or administration of glucocorticoids immediately before or after a task, facilitate memory. Althought, the elevation of glucocorticoids before a test of learning deteriorates evocation of information previously learned. This paper prsents a review of the animal and human´ studies on the role of glucocorticoids on the memory of aversive events. Also, this paper presents a description about the effect of acute and chronic elevation of adrenal hormones on memory. KEY WORDS: memory, corticosterone, stress.