ABSTRACT

Stress on Memory ............................................................................233 12.1.6 Impairing Effects of Chronic Stress on Cognitive Function...........235

12.1.6.1 Personality Traits ..............................................................236 12.1.6.2 Gender...............................................................................237 12.1.6.3 Age....................................................................................237

12.1.7 Neurobiological Mechanisms Involved in Deleterious Effects of Chronic Stress on Brain and Behavior ............................................239 12.1.7.1 Structural Effects of Chronic Stress.................................239 12.1.7.2 Effects of Chronic Stress on Synaptic Plasticity .............241 12.1.7.3 Molecular Alterations Induced by Chronic Stress ...........242