[HTML][HTML] Sex hormone fluctuation and increased female risk for depression and anxiety disorders: from clinical evidence to molecular mechanisms

M Kundakovic, D Rocks - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Women are at twice the risk for anxiety and depression disorders as men are, although the
underlying biological factors and mechanisms are largely unknown. In this review, we …

Sex differences in hippocampal cognition and neurogenesis

S Yagi, LAM Galea - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2019 - nature.com
Sex differences are reported in hippocampal plasticity, cognition, and in a number of
disorders that target the integrity of the hippocampus. For example, meta-analyses reveal …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging the menstrual cycle: A multimodal systematic review

M Dubol, CN Epperson, J Sacher, B Pletzer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that ovarian hormones affect brain structure, chemistry and
function of women in their reproductive age, potentially shaping their behavior and mental …

Sex steroids and the female brain across the lifespan: insights into risk of depression and Alzheimer's disease

C Barth, A Crestol, AMG de Lange… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite widespread sex differences in prevalence and presentation of numerous illnesses
affecting the human brain, there has been little focus on the effect of endocrine ageing. Most …

Structural plasticity of the hippocampus in response to estrogens in female rodents

PAS Sheppard, E Choleris, LAM Galea - Molecular brain, 2019 - Springer
It is well established that estrogens affect neuroplasticity in a number of brain regions. In
particular, estrogens modulate and mediate spine and synapse formation as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Functional reorganization of brain networks across the human menstrual cycle

L Pritschet, T Santander, CM Taylor, E Layher, S Yu… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
The brain is an endocrine organ, sensitive to the rhythmic changes in sex hormone
production that occurs in most mammalian species. In rodents and nonhuman primates …

Shaping of the female human brain by sex hormones: a review

E Rehbein, J Hornung, I Sundström Poromaa… - …, 2021 - karger.com
Traditionally sex hormones have been associated with reproductive and developmental
processes only. Since the 1950s we know that hormones can have organizational effects on …

Epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex differences in the brain and behavior

M Kundakovic, M Tickerhoof - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Sex differences are found across brain regions, behaviors, and brain diseases. Sexual
differentiation of the brain is initiated prenatally but it continues throughout life, as a result of …

The scientific body of knowledge–Whose body does it serve? A spotlight on oral contraceptives and women's health factors in neuroimaging

CM Taylor, L Pritschet, EG Jacobs - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Women constitute half of the world's population, yet neuroscience research does not serve
the sexes equally. Fifty years of preclinical animal evidence documents the tightly-coupled …

Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle

RG Zsido, AN Williams, C Barth, B Serio, L Kurth… - Nature Mental …, 2023 - nature.com
Ovarian hormones have substantial effects on the brain, and early menopause has been
associated with increased risk of accelerated brain aging and dementia later in life …