Acute stress impacts reaction times in older but not in young adults in a flanker task

Abstract Acute psychosocial stress effects on inhibition have been investigated in young adults, but little is known about these effects in older adults. The present study investigated effects of the Trier Social Stress Test on cognitive inhibition (i.e., ability to ignore distracting information) u...

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Main Authors: Greta Mikneviciute, Jens Allaert, Matias M. Pulopulos, Rudi De Raedt, Matthias Kliegel, Nicola Ballhausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44356-4