Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., Howe, M. L., & Toth, S. L.2014-08-052014-08-052010Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., Howe, M. L., & Toth, S. L. (2010). The effects of maltreatment and neuroendocrine regulation on memory performance. Child development, 81(5), 1504-1519.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941227/pdf/nihms-141794.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1618This investigation examined basic memory processes, cortisol, and dissociation in maltreated children. School-aged children, 143 maltreated and 174 nonmaltreated, were administered the California Verbal Learning Test — Children (Delis, Kramer, Kaplan, & Ober, 1994) in a week-long camp setting, daily morning cortisol levels were assessed throughout the duration of camp, and behavioral symptoms were evaluated. Maltreatment and cortisol regulation were not related to short- or long-delay recall or recognition memory. However, children experiencing neglect/emotional maltreatment and low cortisol evinced heightened false recognition memory. Dissociative symptoms were higher in maltreated children; however, high dissociation was related to recognition inaccuracy only among nonmaltreated children. Results highlight the interplay between maltreatment and hypocortisolism in children’s recognition memory errors. (Author Abstract)en-USneglectchild abuseemotional abusememorydissociationresearchArticle