Influences of menstrual cycle position and sex hormone levels on spontaneous intrusive recollections following emotional stimuli

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1154-1162

  Ferree, Nikole K ^a   Kamat, Rujvi ^a   Cahill, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Estrogen; Intrusions; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FILM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS INTRUSIVE RECOLLECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL RECALL; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959985233     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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