Menstrual-cycle dependent fluctuations in ovarian hormones affect emotional memory
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Menstrual-cycle dependent fluctuations in ovarian hormones affect emotional memory. / Bayer, Janine; Schultz, Heidrun; Gamer, Matthias; Sommer-Blöchl, Tobias.
in: NEUROBIOL LEARN MEM, Jahrgang 110, 01.04.2014, S. 55-63.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Menstrual-cycle dependent fluctuations in ovarian hormones affect emotional memory
AU - Bayer, Janine
AU - Schultz, Heidrun
AU - Gamer, Matthias
AU - Sommer-Blöchl, Tobias
N1 - Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - The hormones progesterone and estradiol modulate neural plasticity in the hippocampus, the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. These structures are involved in the superior memory for emotionally arousing information (EEM effects). Therefore, fluctuations in hormonal levels across the menstrual cycle are expected to influence activity in these areas as well as behavioral memory performance for emotionally arousing events. To test this hypothesis, naturally cycling women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during the encoding of emotional and neutral stimuli in the low-hormone early follicular and the high-hormone luteal phase. Their memory was tested after an interval of 48 h, because emotional arousal primarily enhances the consolidation of new memories. Whereas overall recognition accuracy remained stable across cycle phases, recognition quality varied with menstrual cycle phases. Particularly recollection-based recognition memory for negative items tended to decrease from early follicular to luteal phase. EEM effects for both valences were associated with higher activity in the right anterior hippocampus during early follicular compared to luteal phase. Valence-specific modulations were found in the anterior cingulate, the amygdala and the posterior hippocampus. Current findings connect to anxiolytic actions of estradiol and progesterone as well as to studies on fear conditioning. Moreover, they are in line with differential networks involved in EEM effects for positive and negative items.
AB - The hormones progesterone and estradiol modulate neural plasticity in the hippocampus, the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. These structures are involved in the superior memory for emotionally arousing information (EEM effects). Therefore, fluctuations in hormonal levels across the menstrual cycle are expected to influence activity in these areas as well as behavioral memory performance for emotionally arousing events. To test this hypothesis, naturally cycling women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during the encoding of emotional and neutral stimuli in the low-hormone early follicular and the high-hormone luteal phase. Their memory was tested after an interval of 48 h, because emotional arousal primarily enhances the consolidation of new memories. Whereas overall recognition accuracy remained stable across cycle phases, recognition quality varied with menstrual cycle phases. Particularly recollection-based recognition memory for negative items tended to decrease from early follicular to luteal phase. EEM effects for both valences were associated with higher activity in the right anterior hippocampus during early follicular compared to luteal phase. Valence-specific modulations were found in the anterior cingulate, the amygdala and the posterior hippocampus. Current findings connect to anxiolytic actions of estradiol and progesterone as well as to studies on fear conditioning. Moreover, they are in line with differential networks involved in EEM effects for positive and negative items.
U2 - 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.01.017
DO - 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.01.017
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24492058
VL - 110
SP - 55
EP - 63
JO - NEUROBIOL LEARN MEM
JF - NEUROBIOL LEARN MEM
SN - 1074-7427
ER -