Acute psychological stress causes measurable functional changes in human frontal lobes
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Acute psychological stress induces measurable functional changes in the human frontal lobes, as evidenced by alterations in prefrontal-dependent cognitive control and neural circuitry during stress tasks.
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The impact of acute psychological stress on cognitive control and rTMS modulation.
2026 · cited by 0
Demonstrates that acute psychological stress impairs cognitive control functions managed by the prefrontal cortex.
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Objective sleep efficiency links to cortisol stress recovery via dorsolateral prefrontal-hippocampal regulation.
2026 · cited by 0
Shows that acute stress task performance involves measurable functional changes and dynamic neural coupling in frontal-hippocampal circuitry.