Tuesday, October 17, 2006

estrogen and emotion

A fascinating study presented at Neuroscience 2006 yesterday that suggests that older women on hormonal replacement have a greater emotional reaction to negative events. The amygdala is a site for estrogen activity and it is suggested that replacement sustains emotional reactivity in this area of the brain. Unfortunately ( or fortunately) there is no improved memory for such events.


Women on hormone therapy regain emotion response

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