Increasing evidence indicates that ovarian hormones affect brain structure, chemistry and
function of women in their reproductive age, potentially shaping their behavior and mental …

Ovarian hormones are pivotal for the physiological maintenance of the brain function as well
as its response to environmental stimuli. There is mounting evidence attesting the relevance …

Adolescence is a time of extensive neuroanatomical, functional, and chemical
reorganisation of the brain which parallels substantial maturational changes in cognition …

Objective Ever since the introduction of combined oral contraception (COC), one of the
major reasons for discontinuing the pill use has been mood-related side effects. Moreover …

At rest, brain activity can be characterized not by an absence of organized activity but
instead by spatially and temporally correlated patterns of activity. In this experiment, we …

Background: Hormonal contraceptive drugs are being used by adult and adolescent women
all over the world. Convergent evidence from animal research indicates that contraceptive …

Millions of women worldwide use oral contraceptives ('the pill'; OCs), often starting at a
pubertal age when their brains are in a crucial developmental stage. Research into the …

Hormonal contraceptives are on the market for more than 50 years and used by 100 million
women worldwide. However, while endogenous steroids have been convincingly …

In the last decade, there has been a remarkable surge in research on the neural and
behavioral correlates of hormonal contraceptive use, particularly oral contraceptive use …

Imaging genetics offers the possibility of detecting associations between genotype and brain
structure as well as function, with effect sizes potentially exceeding correlations between …