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Alteba, Shirley; Korem, Nachshon; Akirav, Irit – Learning & Memory, 2016
Early life stress (ES) significantly increases predisposition to psychopathologies. Cannabinoids may cause cognitive deficits and exacerbate the effects of ES. Nevertheless, the endocannabinoid system has been suggested as a therapeutic target for the treatment of stress- and anxiety-related disorders. Here we examined whether cannabinoids…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Drug Use, Marijuana, Animals
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Scrimin, Sara; Moscardino, Ughetta; Capello, Fabia; Axia, Giovanna – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Little is known about the impact of terrorism on children's cognitive functioning and school learning. The primary purpose of this study was to report on cognitive functioning among school-age children 20 months after a terrorist attack against their school. Participants included 203 directly and indirectly exposed children from Beslan and 100…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Memory, Comparative Analysis, Spatial Ability
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Smyth, Mary M; Kennedy, Jane E. – British Journal of Psychology, 1982
Investigated orientation while walking through an unfamiliar route within a larger familiar environment. Found instructions made no difference to accuracy but backwards counting led to larger increases in error. Concluded orientation within complex real-world environments may not be best understood by studying performance in artificial mazes.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Coping, Foreign Countries