Estradiol levels modulate brain activity and negative responses to psychosocial stress across the menstrual cycle

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-24

  Albert, Kimberly ^a,c   Pruessner, Jens ^d   Newhouse, Paul ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; fmRI; Menstrual cycle; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIMBIC CORTEX; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937437657     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.04.022     Document Type: Article

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