The global public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has lasted longer than many of us
would have hoped and expected. With its high uncertainty and limited control, the COVID-19 …

Glucocorticoid stress hormones are crucially involved in modulating mnemonic processing
of emotionally arousing experiences. They enhance the consolidation of new memories, …

Background: To what extent the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures influenced
mental health in the general population is still unclear. Purpose: To assess the trajectory …

Many people voluntarily incur costs to punish violations of social norms. Evolutionary models
and empirical evidence indicate that such altruistic punishment has been a decisive force …

Extensive evidence from animal and human studies indicates that stress and glucocorticoids
influence cognitive function 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 . Previous studies have …

To test whether antibodies against β-amyloid are effective in slowing progression of Alzheimer's
disease, we assessed cognitive functions in 30 patients who received a prime and a …

The epidemic of the 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causing the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health emergency with multifaceted severe …

Stress triggers a cascade of physiological events including glucocorticoid secretion from the
adrenal cortex, which can influence memory function1–13. Exogenous glucocorticoids …

Human memory is a polygenic trait. We performed a genome-wide screen to identify
memory-related gene variants. A genomic locus encoding the brain protein KIBRA was significantly …

Phobias are characterized by excessive fear, cued by the presence or anticipation of a
fearful situation. Whereas it is well established that glucocorticoids are released in fearful …