ReviewHuman brain mapping2014
Estrogen and the prefrontal cortex: towards a new understanding of estrogen's effects on executive functions in the menopause transition.
Review in Human brain mapping, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 208 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Cognitive complaints are associated with smaller right medial temporal gray-matter volume in younger postmenopausal women.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Trial
- Consumption of a soy drink has no effect on cognitive function but may alleviate vasomotor symptoms in post-menopausal women; a randomised trial.European journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Effects of the experimental administration of oral estrogen on prefrontal functions in healthy young women.Psychopharmacology · 2018Trial
- Impact of Tryptophan Depletion on Executive System Function during Menopause is Moderated by Childhood Adversity.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2017Trial
- Impact of early life adversity and tryptophan depletion on functional connectivity in menopausal women: A double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2017Trial
- Estrogen Replacement Improves Verbal Memory and Executive Control in Oligomenorrheic/Amenorrheic Athletes in a Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2017Trial
- Effect of Reproductive History and Exogenous Hormone Use on Cognitive Function in Mid- and Late Life.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2016Trial
- Distinct cognitive effects of estrogen and progesterone in menopausal women.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2015Trial
- New onset executive function difficulties at menopause: a possible role for lisdexamfetamine.Psychopharmacology · 2015Trial
- A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of sertraline for postpartum depression.Psychopharmacology · 2014Trial
- Women's reproductive factors predict local brain aging profiles mapped using deep neural networks.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Menopause-related brain fog as a midlife window in women's brain aging: toward ecologically valid measurement and digital phenotyping.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Trajectories and timing of accelerated decline in specific memory domains preceding Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Menstrual Cycle and Athletic Status Interact to Influence Symptoms, Mood, and Cognition in Females.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Impacts of systemic milieu on cerebrovascular and brain aging: insights from heterochronic parabiosis, blood exchange, and plasma transfer experiments.GeroScience · 2025Review
- Sex differences in the impact of genetic and clinical risk factors for Alzheimer's disease in midlife.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Beyond Hot Flashes: The Role of Estrogen Receptors in Menopausal Mental Health and Cognitive Decline.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Combination Lorcaserin and Betahistine Treatment Improves Cognitive Dysfunction and Dopaminergic Neuron Activity in a Rat Model of Diet-Induced Obesity.Brain sciences · 2025Article
54 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Midlife decline in cognition, specifically in areas of executive functioning, is a frequent concern for which menopausal women seek clinical intervention. The dependence of executive processes on prefrontal cortex function suggests estrogen effects on this brain region may be key in identifying the sources of this decline. Recent evidence from rodent, nonhuman primate, and human subject studies indicates the importance of considering interactions of estrogen with neurotransmitter systems, stress, genotype, and individual life events when determining the cognitive effects of menopause and estrogen therapy.
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