Journal
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 821-827Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9445-7
Keywords
Sex hormones; Menstrual cycle; Attention; Memory; Stroop test; Prefrontal cortex
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The present study examined differences in Stroop and memory task performances modulated by gonadal steroid hormones during the menstrual cycle in women. Thirty women with regular menstrual cycles performed a logical memory task (Wechsler Memory Scale) and the Stroop task. The results showed a significant difference in Stroop task performance between low and high levels of estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle, but there was no significant difference in memory performance between the two phases, nor was there any significant mood change that might have influenced cognitive performance. These findings suggest that sex-related hormone modulation selectively affects cognitive functions depending on the type of task and low level secretion of estradiol appears to contribute to reducing the level of attention that relates to the prefrontal cortex.
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