Brain preparedness: The proactive role of the cortisol awakening response in hippocampal-prefrontal functional interactions

Xiong, BS; Chen, CM; Tian, YQ; Zhang, SW; Liu, C; Evans, TM; Fernandez, G; Wu, JH; Qin, SZ

Qin, SZ (corresponding author), Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Cognit Neurosci & Learning, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.; Qin, SZ (corresponding author), Beijing Normal Univ, IDG McGovern Inst Brain Res, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.

PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY, 2021; 205 ():

Abstract

Upon awakening from nighttime sleep, the stress hormone cortisol in humans exhibits a robust rise within thirty to forty-five minutes. This cortisol a......

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