Total post-awakening cortisol secretion

Total post-awakening cortisol secretion is associated with phonemic and semantic fluency decline in humans.

“Results showed a negative association between AUCg and both phonemic and semantic fluency decline, but not in other cognitive domains”

Humanshealthy adults2018–2022n = 53

Post-awakening cortisol and resilience: unravelling their impact on cognitive decline

Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)·12 Jun 2025