Articles by author - Hubert H Kerschbaum

Intentional updating in episodic memory: Low testosterone associates with enhanced memory updating.

Sterzer L, Schabus M, Bäuml K, Kerschbaum H.

Journal Article 2015; 36(3): 196-200 PubMed PMID: 26313383  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Humans, Male, Memory, Episodic, Mental Recall:physiology, Saliva:chemistry, Testosterone:analysis, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Although there is consensus that sex hormones modulate memory, we have an incomplete understanding of their role in rememberin.....

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Corticosterone response in a resident-intruder-paradigm depends on social state and coping style in adolescent male Balb-C mice.

Pletzer B, Klimesch W, Oberascher-Holzinger K, Kerschbaum H.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 585-590 PubMed PMID: 17984949  Keywords:  Adaptation, Psychological:physiology, Aggression:physiology, Animals, Corticosterone:blood, Dominance-Subordination, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiology, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Social Environment, Stress, Psychological:blood, Territorialit.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Social stressors modulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rodents. However, reports on the association between corti.....

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Cortisol titre increases with novelty of academic oral examinations.

Harl B, Weisshuhn S, Kerschbaum H.

Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 669-674 PubMed PMID: 17186998  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Educational Measurement:methods, Exploratory Behavior, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:analysis, Male, Saliva:chemistry, Stress, Psychological, Students:psychology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: In the present study we evaluated whether intensity and novelty of oral academic examinations are reflected in saliva cortisol .....

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Progesterone and its metabolites 5-dihydroprogesterone and 5-3-tetrahydroprogesterone decrease LPS-induced NO release in the murine microglial cell line, BV-2.

Müller E, Kerschbaum H.

Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 675-678 PubMed PMID: 17159822  Keywords:  5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone:pharmacology, Animals, Cell Line, Cell Survival:drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Lipopolysaccharides:pharmacology, Mice, Microglia:cytology, Nitric Oxide:secretion, Pregnanolone:pharmacology, Progesterone:metabol.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Microglial cells, important immunosurveillance cells in the nervous system, respond to pathogens with an increase in inducible .....

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Gender-dependent differences in sensation seeking and social interaction are correlated with saliva testosterone titre in adolescents.

Kerschbaum H, Ruemer M, Weisshuhn S, Klimesch W.

Comparative Study 2006; 27(3): 315-320 PubMed PMID: 16807524  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Empathy, Exploratory Behavior:physiology, Female, Humans, Leadership, Male, Personality:physiology, Psychology, Adolescent, Reference Values, Saliva:physiology, Sex Factors, Social Dominance, Testosterone:physiology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that gender - dependent differences in novelty seeking, leadership, and sympath.....

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Anticipated academic examinations induce distinct cortisol responses in adolescent pupils.

Martinek L, Oberascher-Holzinger K, Weishuhn S, Klimesch W, Kerschbaum H.

Journal Article 2003; 24(6): 449-453 PubMed PMID: 15073574  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Educational Measurement, Exploratory Behavior, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:metabolism, Male, Psychometrics, Saliva:metabolism, Stress, Psychological:diagnosis, Students:psychology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Although it is widely accepted that academic examinations are accompanied by a cortisol increase, some recent studies reported.....

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