Oestradiol as a neuromodulator of learning and memory

LR Taxier, KS Gross, KM Frick - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Although hormones such as glucocorticoids have been broadly accepted in recent decades
as general neuromodulators of memory processes, sex steroid hormones such as the potent …

[HTML][HTML] Estradiol and cognitive function: past, present and future

VN Luine - Hormones and behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
A historical perspective on estradiol's enhancement of cognitive function is presented, and
research, primarily in animals, but also in humans, is reviewed. Data regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Sex differences in the brain: Implications for behavioral and biomedical research

E Choleris, LAM Galea, F Sohrabji, KM Frick - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological differences between males and females are found at multiple levels. However,
females have too often been under-represented in behavioral neuroscience research, which …

Sex influences on the neurobiology of learning and memory

JM Andreano, L Cahill - Learning & memory, 2009 - learnmem.cshlp.org
In essentially every domain of neuroscience, the generally implicit assumption that few, if
any, meaningful differences exist between male and female brain function is being …

Sex steroid hormones matter for learning and memory: estrogenic regulation of hippocampal function in male and female rodents

KM Frick, J Kim, JJ Tuscher, AM Fortress - Learning & Memory, 2015 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Ample evidence has demonstrated that sex steroid hormones, such as the potent estrogen
17β-estradiol (E2), affect hippocampal morphology, plasticity, and memory in male and …

[HTML][HTML] A review and update of mechanisms of estrogen in the hippocampus and amygdala for anxiety and depression behavior

AA Walf, CA Frye - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2006 - nature.com
Estrogen (E 2) has many effects in the central nervous system, including effects on anxiety
and depression behavior. This review will address effects of E 2 on behaviors related to …

Hippocampal learning, memory, and neurogenesis: Effects of sex and estrogens across the lifespan in adults

P Duarte-Guterman, S Yagi, C Chow, LAM Galea - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Estrogens as neuroprotectants: estrogenic actions in the context of cognitive aging and brain injury

EB Engler-Chiurazzi, CM Brown, JM Povroznik… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
There is ample empirical evidence to support the notion that the biological impacts of
estrogen extend beyond the gonads to other bodily systems, including the brain and …

Why estrogens matter for behavior and brain health

LAM Galea, KM Frick, E Hampson, F Sohrabji… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has required the inclusion of women in
clinical studies since 1993, which has enhanced our understanding of how biological sex …