Sex and modulatory menstrual cycle effects on sleep related memory consolidation

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 987-998

  Genzel, Lisa ^a   Kiefer, Teresa ^a   Renner, Lisa ^a   Wehrle, Renate ^a   Kluge, Michael ^a,b   Grözinger, Michael ^c   Steiger, Axel ^a   Dresler, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Declarative memory; Gender differences; Menstrual cycle; Nap; Procedural motor learning; Sleep spindles

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP SPINDLE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861189031     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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