Regulation of object recognition and object placement by ovarian sex steroid hormones

JJ Tuscher, AM Fortress, J Kim, KM Frick - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The ovarian hormones 17β-estradiol (E 2) and progesterone (P 4) are potent modulators of
hippocampal memory formation. Both hormones have been demonstrated to enhance …

Endocrine substrates of cognitive and affective changes during pregnancy and postpartum.

JL Workman, CK Barha, LAM Galea - Behavioral neuroscience, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Pregnancy and motherhood constitute periods of tremendous hormonal variation that
orchestrate parturition, lactation, maternal care, maternal aggression, and recognition of …

A randomized trial to examine the effect of mifepristone on neuropsychological performance and mood in patients with bipolar depression

S Watson, P Gallagher, RJ Porter, MS Smith… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Deficits in neuropsychological performance are found in patients with
bipolar disorder and represent a potential treatment target for novel therapeutic strategies …

Behavioral changes in aging female C57BL/6 mice

A Fahlström, Q Yu, B Ulfhake - Neurobiology of aging, 2011 - Elsevier
Using a range of tests we have studied alterations in behavior with advancing age in female
C57BL/6 (of Jackson origin), the golden standard on which most genetically engineered …

An alternative theory for hormone effects on sex differences in PTSD: The role of heightened sex hormones during trauma

LJ Ney, A Gogos, CMK Hsu, KL Felmingham - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Women are at least twice as susceptible to develo** post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
compared to men. Although most research seeking to explain this discrepancy has focussed …

Mechanisms underlying the rapid effects of estradiol and progesterone on hippocampal memory consolidation in female rodents

KM Frick, J Kim - Hormones and behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Contribution to Special Issue on Fast effects of steroids. Although rapid effects of
17β‑estradiol (E 2) and progesterone on cellular functions have been observed for several …

The role of progesterone in memory: an overview of three decades

LA Barros, S Tufik, ML Andersen - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Memory comprises acquisition, consolidation and retrieval of information. Many substances
can influence these different phases. It is well demonstrated that sex hormones, mainly …

The novel estrogen receptor beta agonist EGX358 and APOE genotype influence memory, vasomotor, and anxiety outcomes in an Alzheimer's mouse model

MR Schwabe, AW Fleischer, RK Kuehn… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevalence and severity are associated with
increased age, female sex, and apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) genotype. Although estrogen …

Progesterone improves cognitive performance and attenuates smoking urges in abstinent smokers

M Sofuoglu, M Mouratidis, M Mooney - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Progesterone, a steroid hormone, has been implicated in many CNS
functions including reward, cognition, and neuroprotection. The goal of this study was to …

Differential effects of progesterone on social recognition and the avoidance of pathogen threat by female mice

M Kavaliers, IR Bishnoi, KP Ossenkopp… - Hormones and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although pathogen threat affects social and sexual responses across species, relatively little
is known about the underlying neuroendocrine mechanisms. Progesterone has been …