The menstrual cycle has attracted research interest ever since the 1930s. For many
researchers the menstrual cycle is an excellent model of ovarian steroid influence on …

Sex hormones significantly impact women's lives. Throughout the different stages of life,
from menarche to menopause and all stages in between, women experience dramatic …

In this article, we examine evidence supporting the role of reproductive steroids in the
regulation of mood and behavior in women and the nature of that role. In the first half of the …

Many debilitating psychiatric conditions, including drug addiction, are characterized by poor
decision making and maladaptive risk-taking. Recent research has begun to probe this …

Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent research investigating the relationship of
hormonal contraceptives and mood with a focus on relevant underlying mechanisms, such …

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 …

Sensation seeking has been found to increase, on average, from childhood to adolescence.
Developmental scientists have hypothesized that this change could be driven by the rise of …

Bjorklund and Kipp provide an evolutionary framework predicting that there is a female
advantage in inhibition and self-regulation due to differing selection pressures placed on …

Affective neuroscience research suggests that maturational changes in reward circuitry
during adolescence present opportunities for new learning, but likely also contribute to …

How do our valuation systems change to homeostatically correct undesirable psychological
or physiological states, such as those caused by hunger? There is evidence that hunger …