Cortisol awakening response

1. Cortisol awakening response impairs autobiographical memory specificity in humans.

   “the CAR significantly predicted a greater tendency to retrieve overgeneral memories, that is, less specific autobiographical memories, but only among individuals with higher negative reminiscence”

   Humanshigher negative reminiscencen = 150

   Cortisol awakening response and autobiographical memory in healthy older adults: The moderating role of negative reminiscence

   Physiology & behavior·23 Oct 2025

1. Type 2 diabetes has no effect on cortisol awakening response in humans.

   “no significant differences in CAR or DCS”

   HumansT2D patients vs. controlssaliva

   Diurnal cortisol cycle and cognitive performance in older people with Type 2 diabetes

   Psychoneuroendocrinology·9 Dec 2025

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1. Cortisol awakening response is associated with Stroop interference in humans.

   “In controls, a higher CAR was related to lower Stroop interference”

   Humansin controls

   Diurnal cortisol cycle and cognitive performance in older people with Type 2 diabetes

   Psychoneuroendocrinology·9 Dec 2025

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