Abstract Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) is a highly prevalent condition with
significant clinical, social and financial impacts for patients and their communities. The …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Estradiol and Cognition”. There are sex differences in
hippocampus-dependent cognition and neurogenesis suggesting that sex hormones are …

Sex differences in the function of the hippocampus have been observed in numerous
mammalian species. However, the magnitude, extent, and specificity of these differences are …

Neurogenesis within the adult hippocampus is modulated by endogenous and exogenous
factors. Here, we review the role of sex hormones in the regulation of adult hippocampal …

Over the past two decades, substantial knowledge has been attained about the mechanisms
underlying the acquisition and subsequent extinction of conditioned fear. Knowledge gained …

The hippocampus is an area of the brain that undergoes dramatic plasticity in response to
experience and hormone exposure. The hippocampus retains the ability to produce new …

Becoming a mother is associated with dramatic changes in physiology, endocrinology,
immune function, and behaviour that begins during pregnancy and persists into the …

The time of pregnancy, birth, and lactation, is characterized by numerous specific alterations
in several systems of the maternal body. Peripartum‐associated changes in physiology and …

Hearing loss has been associated with cognitive decline in the elderly and is considered to
be an independent risk factor for dementia. One of the most common causes for acquired …

In mammals, neurogenesis occurs during both embryonic and postnatal development. In
eutherians, most brain structures develop embryonically; conversely, in marsupials, a …