Sex and menstrual cycle phase at encoding influence emotional memory for gist and detail

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-65

  Nielsen, Shawn E ^a   Ahmed, Imran ^a   Cahill, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detail; Emotional memory; Eye tracking; Gist; Menstrual cycle; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GIST; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PUPIL; RECALL; SEX; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

DETAIL; EMOTIONAL MEMORY; EYE-TRACKING; GIST; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SEX DIFFERENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84881541216     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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