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Hormones, mood, and cognitive functioning in postmenopausal women

B B Sherwin1

  • 1Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
|February 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Estrogen influences brain function, enhancing mood and cognition in postmenopausal women. Further research is needed to confirm estrogen

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Basic neuroscience reveals estrogen's impact on brain morphology and chemistry, influencing brain function.
  • Clinical literature indicates estrogen enhances mood and specific cognitive functions in postmenopausal women.
  • Estrogenic effects on psychological functions are dissociable and specific.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the effects of estrogen on brain function, mood, and cognition.
  • To evaluate the potential protective role of estrogen against Alzheimer's disease.

Main Methods:

  • Review of findings from basic neuroscience research.
  • Analysis of clinical literature on estrogen's effects.
  • Examination of epidemiologic case-control studies on estrogen and Alzheimer's disease.

Main Results:

  • Estrogen influences brain morphology and chemistry, impacting brain function.
  • Estrogen administration improves mood and specific cognitive functions in postmenopausal women.
  • Epidemiologic studies suggest a potential protective effect of estrogen against Alzheimer's disease.

Conclusions:

  • Estrogen plays a significant role in modulating brain function, mood, and cognition.
  • Prospective, controlled investigations are required to validate the suggested protective effect of estrogen against Alzheimer's disease.

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