Effects of Sex Hormone Therapy on Interhemispheric Crosstalk in Postmenopausal Women

Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-518

  Bayer, Ulrike ^a   Hausmann, Markus ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aging; estrogen; hormone therapy; interhemispheric interaction; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DIENOGEST; DROSPIRENONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; MEDROGESTONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; REACTION TIME; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 67650112546     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015436     Document Type: Article

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