Progesterone at encoding predicts subsequent emotional memory

Learning and Memory

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 759-763

  Ertman, Nicole ^a   Andreano, Joseph M ^a,b   Cahill, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROGESTERONE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SALIVA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855203327     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.023267.111     Document Type: Article

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