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Changes in cognitive and emotional processing with reproductive status

X T Wang1, V S Johnston

  • 1Department of Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003.

Brain, Behavior and Evolution
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Women's emotional and cognitive processing, including brain responses (event-related potentials), are influenced by menstrual phase. Hormonal changes affect how pleasantness, complexity, and eroticism are perceived.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Reproductive status, indicated by menstrual phase, may influence cognitive and emotional processing.
  • Hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle could impact brain activity and subjective experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether emotional and cognitive processing in women are sensitive to menstrual phase.
  • To examine the relationship between hormonal levels (androgens, estrogen, progesterone) and electrophysiological responses to emotional stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • Collected behavioral ratings (affective scales) and electrophysiological responses (event-related brain potentials) from 30 female subjects across different menstrual phases.
  • Categorized emotional pictures into five types: babies, dermatological cases, ordinary people, male models, and female models.

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  • Grouped subjects based on hormone-defined phases (androgen, estrogen, progesterone levels).

    • Main Results:

    • The P3 component of event-related potentials varied significantly with menstrual phase.
    • Higher progesterone levels correlated with larger P3 waves for baby and male model pictures, and decreased perceived complexity and eroticism.
    • Elevated estrogen levels were associated with increased pleasantness ratings across all picture categories.

    Conclusions:

    • Emotional and cognitive processes are adaptively regulated by reproductive status, supporting a general proximal design.
    • Menstrual phase and associated hormonal changes demonstrably influence affective perception and neural responses to emotional stimuli.