Female menstrual phases modulate human prefrontal asymmetry: A magnetoencephalographic study

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Hwang, Ren Jen ^a,b,c   Wu, Chi Hsun ^b,d   Chen, Li Fen ^a,b   Yeh, Tzu Chen ^a,b   Hsieh, Jen Chuen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain; Emotion; Fear; Frontal asymmetry; Magnetoencephalography; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMOTIONALITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149116526     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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