Estradiol concentrations and working memory performance in women of reproductive age

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2897-2904

  Hampson, Elizabeth ^a   Morley, Erin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Estradiol; Estrogen; Menstrual cycle; Mental rotation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA LEVEL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL ROTATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMAGINATION; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGESTERONE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; ROTATION; SALIVA; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888259597     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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