Menstrual-cycle dependent fluctuations in ovarian hormones affect emotional memory

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-63

  Bayer, Janine ^a   Schultz, Heidrun ^a   Gamer, Matthias ^a   Sommer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual process; Emotional memory; Estrogen; Functional imaging; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; EMOTIONALITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ADULT; AROUSAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896703756     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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