Fig 1.
a) Stress pathways that are activated after an acute stress situation, affected brain regions through indirect (dashed arrow) or direct pathways, and b) a simplified memory model.
Fig 2.
Time course of the experimental procedure.
Stress was induced by means of the socially evaluated cold-pressor test (SECPT).
Fig 3.
Number of correctly recalled words in dependence of the word position, a) before the SECPT, b) immediately after SECPT, c) 20 minutes after the SECPT, and d) strength of the primacy and recency effect in dependence of the measurement time-point.
Fig 4.
Time course of subjective stress ratings (a), sAA concentration (b), and cortisol concentration (c) at different time points before and after the SECPT.
Fig 5.
Primacy and recency effects for sAA (a, b) as well as for cortisol (c, d) responders and non-responders, before, after and 20 minutes after the SECPT.