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 …

Adult neurogenesis exists in most mammalian species, including humans, in two main
areas: the subventricular zone (new cells migrate to the olfactory bulbs) and the dentate …

Introduction Prolactin is a peptide hormone mainly synthetized and secreted by the anterior
pituitary gland, but also by extrapituitary tissues, such as mammary gland, decidua, prostate …

As any new parent knows, having a baby provides opportunities for enrichment, learning
and stress–experiences known to change the adult brain. Yet surprisingly little is known …

This article is part of a Special Issue (“Estradiol and cognition”). Estrogens have repeatedly
been shown to influence a wide array of social behaviors, which in rodents are …

Females are more vulnerable than males to many aspects of cocaine use disorder. This
vulnerability also translates to opioid use disorder, with females exhibiting stronger …

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 …

Rodent research suggests that pregnancy, motherhood and attendant offspring care affect
changes in neural function and behaviors that are not directly maternal in nature, but involve …

The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) is the plasma membrane glycoprotein that mediates
active iodide transport in the thyroid and other tissues, such as the salivary, gastric mucosa …

Major life transitions often co-occur with significant fluctuations in hormones that modulate
the central nervous system. These hormones enact neuroplastic mechanisms that prepare …